Information AboutMarlinspike (ropework) |
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For splicing, the marlinspike is inserted into laid rope and levers open the braid into a larger hole, thereby allowing larger items to be inserted into the lay. Marlinspikes may be required to untie knots that tighten up under tension. A very tight knot becomes impossible to pick apart without the spike, which may be slipped between the various pieces of line. Sailors also use a marlinspike as a small lever. The word marlinspike comes from "marling", or winding rope into a knot to prevent slippage. It also shares its name with the Marlin , a large fish with a long spike on the end of its nose. Marlinspikes are also used for the splicing of ropes in Bell Ringing . EXTERNAL LINKS In the English translation of the Tintin comics, Captain Haddock lived in a stately home called '' Marlinspike Hall ''. |
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