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shaft cable
Photo: Peter Harrison

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Item #: 19302

securing shaft cable to installation rope,using cotton rope and a special knot

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Comment by: Mick on 27th December 2011 at 17:18

For tying off cable or wire rope we used to used a clove hitch with two are three half hitches above it.

Comment by: fred h on 29th December 2011 at 00:33

Roy Fairhurst (left) Jack Woodcock (right)

Comment by: P Harrison on 1st January 2012 at 15:45

Saturday 18/6/88

Comment by: peter owen on 4th April 2012 at 15:19

roy fairhurst aka the duke of bootle also worked on shaft cable job with the special hitch knots

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