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CHAPTER VI

LASHINGS, SEIZINGS, SPLICES, ETC.

Almost any one can lash a rope more or less satisfactorily, but a knowledge of how to do

this properly and in the manner best suited to each case is of great importance to seamen
and others having occasion to handle ropes, rigging, or in fact any cordage.

The varieties of lashings, seizings, whippings, and servings are almost innumerable, but a
few of the best and most frequently used are the “Wedding Knot” or “Rose Lashing,” the
“Deadeye Lashing,” the “Belaying-pin Splice,” the “Necklace Tie,” the “Close Band,” and
“End Pointings.”

The rose lashing (Fig. 97) is used to join two eyes or ropes finished with loops.

The deadeye lashing (Fig. 98) is frequently used on ships’ standing rigging and is a
familiar sight to every one who has seen a sailing-vessel. It consists of a small line reeved
back and forth through the holes in the “deadeyes,” A; the ends are then seized to the

standing rigging to prevent slipping. This lashing admits of easy and rapid lengthening or
shortening of the rigging and is particularly useful in connection with wire cable.

A similar method may be used with loops instead of deadeyes (Fig. 99).