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Originally Posted by phinsup' post='852818' date='Jan 11 2007, 07:11 PM
Soooo sailors, what's the Marlinspike used for?? It's an EXTREMELY usefull tool.
In the event that you are waylaid by scurvy pirates, it looks like it would serve well as an eyeball skewer.
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After I looked at the picture up close, doesn't look sharp at all, figured it had something to do with rope.
Then actually searched, and got my answer for something I've always wondered, "how do they do that with rope?"
Then actually searched, and got my answer for something I've always wondered, "how do they do that with rope?"
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Originally Posted by Baldy' post='852919' date='Jan 12 2007, 02:13 PM
After I looked at the picture up close, doesn't look sharp at all, figured it had something to do with rope.
Then actually searched, and got my answer for something I've always wondered, "how do they do that with rope?"
YUP! It's also quie nice for working a knot loose.
