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ROPE AND HARNESS WORK 



characteristic of the best quality manilla fiber is its glossy 

 appearance. The poorer quality of manilla is of a brownish 

 color, and its glossy characteristic is only slight. Sisal has a 

 dead, lifeless color. The difference between the two might be 

 compared with enamel paint and flat paint. Cotton rope is 

 little used at present, altho, at one time, it was used almost 

 exclusively in some localities. 



359. How Rope Is Made. In the actual process of 



making a rope, the fibers are 

 twisted right-handed into yarns; 

 several yarns are twisted right- 

 handed into a strand, and the 

 strands are twisted left-handed 

 into a rope. 



360. Rope Terms. 

 Fiber material as obtained 



from plant. 

 Yarn twisted fiber. 

 Thread two or more small yarns twisted together left-handed. 



(Usually cotton, wool and silk.) 

 String or Twine same as thread, but made of a little larger 



yarns. (Jute and hemp also used.) 

 Strand same as string, but with larger yarns, for making 



rope. 



Cord two or more threads or strings twisted together. 

 Rope two or more strands twisted together right-handed. 

 Hawser a rope of three strands. 

 Shroud-laid a rope of four strands. 

 Cable three hawsers twisted together left-handed. 

 Standing part long end of rope not used. 



FIG. 361. Parts of rope: A, rope; 

 B and C, strands; D, fiber 

 twisted into yarn. 



