TO PRESERVE ROPE.
If a rope is to be used out in the weather, tarring it will more than double its life. To tar a rope, put some Stockholm tar in a bucket and slowly pass the rope through the liquid; as it comes out, wipe it down with a piece of rag. Hang it along a fence in the sun until dry. When you buy a new rope, don’t tie a knot in each end to stop the strands from unravelling. Instead, thread a bagneedle with waxed sewing-twine, lay one end along the rope and bind back over it for an inch, pulling the twine tight. Then grease the needle, force it through the rope down the centre of the binding, pull tight, and cut off.
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Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 266, 1 December 1939, Page 8 (Supplement)
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127TO PRESERVE ROPE. Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 266, 1 December 1939, Page 8 (Supplement)
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