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the upper half of the seizing. A sail needle or marling needle was

used, and the seizing is similar to ;iii! 34 I I.

3413. A rose seizing, or rose lashing (I), is used when blocks or

stays are to be lashed to spars. The eyes are lashed with racking turns

and, in finishing off, the end of the seizing is passed alternately over

and under each part and when the rope has been expended the two

ends are reef knotted together.

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3414. Rose seizing or rose lashing (2). For securing a stay. This is

similar to the last except that, in expending the two ends, they spiral

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3415. To suspend jear blocks, for supporting a lower yard: Two

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• stop cleats were nailed to the mast, screws not being used in the last
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• century. The eye of each block was then lashed separately as de-

picted.

3416. A garland is a heavy selvagee strap that serves as a sling;

it is lashed around a lower or top mast when it is to be hoisted.

Shears are first put in place, then the garland is lashed with a series

of turns, beginning at the bottom. The upper turn is led to the

bottom and the two ends are throat seized together twice (;iii! 34 10 ).

The tackle block should be toggled, not hooked, to the garland,

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• 3417. A French garland is for the same purpose. The toggle pre-
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eye shown above the lashing. Both garlands are pictured in Luce's

Seamanship.

3418. A block lashing for a derrick arm is given by Knight. Cleats

are nailed to the derrick arm and the eye of the block strap is lashed

with racking turns.

3419. A mast cleat from Lever (1808). (See ;iii! 1630')

3420. A galvanized iron shroud cleat is lashed as pictured, witho1!t

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crossmg turns.

3421. Seizing mecks or fair-leaders are lashed here and there in the

rigging, generally to the shrouds. They are sometimes of elm, some-

times of lignum vitae.

3422. A lashing cleat of wood (oak or hickory) is seized as pic-

tured; the central seizing is snaked to save ,vear on the hlms. This is

also from Lever (1808).

3423. A comb or "bee" cleat, or a fair-leader, is lashed wherever

required. Anything, except a block, that alters or directs the lead of

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a rope, is called a fair-leader.

3424. A rose seizing is employed to secure the eye of a footrope

to the yard. A series of turns are passed about the yard and alter-

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