10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPANISH WINDLASS»
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Spanish windlass in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Army Field Manual FM 5-125 (Rigging Techniques, Procedures ...
SPANISH WINDLASS In the absence of mechanical power or an appropriate
tackle, you may have to use makeshift equipment for hoisting or pulling. You can
use a Spanish windlass to move a load along the ground, or you can direct the ...
The United States Army, 2007
2
Adult Emergency Nursing Procedures
Pass the strap through the link at the swivel in the stirrup under the patient's foot.
Traction can be applied by pulling the strap toward the end of the splint. If no foot
strap is available, create an improvised ankle hitch and a Spanish windlass (see
...
3
The Woodwright's Guide: Working Wood with Wedge and Edge
When you need more constant pressure, loop a rope between two timbers, insert
a winding stick and you have a Spanish windlass. You can make it powerful
enough to pull a timber frame together or light enough to tension a bow saw.
Roy Underhill, Eleanor Underhill, 2009
4
A Manual of Elementary Seamanship
SPANISH WINDLASS. A Spanish windlass is very useful for drawing the parts of
a block strop together, in order to get the seizing on properly ; also F1g. 21 —
Span1sh W1ndlass. for setting up t'gallant rigging, and for many occasions when
it ...
David Wilson-Barker, 1909
Take -the Spanish windlass off, unreeve the strand out of the eyes, lash the eyes
with 3-in. rope, length 6 fms., pass the lashing rose seizing fashion, heave on
both ends with a Spanish windlass over the bowsprit, pass 8 turns through the
eye, ...
6
The Rigger's Guide, containing practical instructions for ...
bid-head, and wedge it out, place the collar round the bowsprit, and reeve a good
strand through the eyes, pass two turns, place a spar or a long bolt 0over the
bowsprit, for a Spanish windlass, the ends of the strand, being one at each eye, ...
7
Report of the Proceedings at the Annual Meeting
Another important point in hickory propagation work consists in the employment
of the Spanish Windlass for fastening graft and stock together. The old time
wrapping of twine or of raffia had to be released in order to allow growth at the
point of ...
Northern Nut Growers Association, 1916
8
The seaman's catechismn and instructor in gunnery, etc
Q. How will you rig a Spanish windlass? A. Take a good strand, grease it well in
the centre, place it over the two parts of the rope that are to be hove together, and
bring the ends of the strand up again; place a bolt close to the strand, take the ...
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The Seaman's Catechism: being a series of questions and ...
Q. How will you rig a Spanish Windlass! A. Take a good strand, grease it well in
the centre, place it over the two parts of the rope that are to be hove together, and
bring the ends of the strand up again; place a bolt close to the strand, take the ...
10
Admiralty Manual of Seamanship
Rig a Spanish windlass (Fig 3-129) on the two parts of the rope below the neck of
the thimble to haul them together. It will be necessary to put a light stop on the
roller or bar of the Spanish windlass to counter the tendency of the windlass to
slip ...
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPANISH WINDLASS»
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Spanish windlass is used in the context of the following news items.
Tourniquet killed South Yorkshire mother
He is accused of using a chain, a hair bobble and a rolling pin to make a tourniquet or 'Spanish Windlass' arrangement to throttle her – and then trying to make it ... «The Star, Sep 13»
Hand Made Memorial Pet Cremation Urns Now Available Online …
Unlike traditional wooden on the market, Mood Wood's handcrafted cremation urns feature a unique locking mechanism known as a Spanish windlass. «PR Web, Jul 13»
Handmade Wooden Cremation Urns for Pets and Human Ashes …
... most mass-produced wooden urns on the market, Mood Wood's handcrafted memorials feature a unique locking mechanism known as a Spanish windlass. «PR Web, Jul 13»
Exquisite New Line of Hand Made Wooden Pet Cremation Urns and …
Unlike most wooden urns on the market, Mood Wood's handcrafted pet cremation urns feature an upscale Spanish windlass closure system that has been ... «PR Web, Jul 13»
Green living: Great Christmas gifts made from recycled materials
“The table works on the principle of the Spanish windlass,” explains Henry, who lives and works in Cornwall. “Tension is created in the rope by twisting it and the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 12»
