How does the construction of a rope affect how a marlin spike is used with it?

Sep 24, 2012 ... It has been mentioned before by Harrock n roll in another forum, that whenever Marlinspike is mentioned a church steeple is always shown, for me ... used for splicing. It can be a tapered metal pin or carved of wood . ▫ Once a rope is onboard a boat. Jun 21, 2010 ... I am starting a new quest. I need to find a decent WW2 Navy Marlin Spike Knife by Camillus. It is for an elderly friend who served in the ... Shaped in the form of a polished metal cone tapered to a rounded or flattened end, they aid in such tasks as unlaying rope for splicing, untying knots, drawing ... Apr 21, 2021 ... Moxie Marlinspike, the founder of the popular encrypted chat app Signal, claims to have hacked devices made by the phone unlocking company ... Mar 19, 2023 ... Saw some of my sailing buddies use rigging knives and they have a neat pointy marlin spike. I got to borrow one when my tack blew out on my ... Jul 8, 2020 ... Whatever I came up with would need to hold for over 6,600 miles. I wasn't sure what kinds of seas we'd encounter, but I knew I didn't want to be ... Dec 5, 2005 ... Some penknives have a marlin spike on them (eg british army jack knife) and it is used by sticking the pointy end through the knot or the rope ... If "TIE THE TURK'S HEAD KNOT FOR ME" is selected, your marlinspike will ship with the Turk's head knot tied, with the ends secured with cyanoacrylate glue. This ... Oct 28, 2015 ... ... used for marine ropework. Sailors who become proficient in ropework ... marlinspike earn the right to be called "marlinspike seamen".