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  2. Perforated baton - Wikipedia

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    In some instances, a rope making tool. The British Museum "scope note" for "Perforated baton" says in 2011: "They are now understood to [be] implements used in the manufacture and throwing of spears." [12] Focusing only on what the objects were used for does not, however, account for why they were decorated.

  3. Knotted cord - Wikipedia

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    A knotted cord was a primitive surveyor's tool for measuring distances. It is a length of cord with knots at regular intervals. They were eventually replaced by surveyor's chains, which being made of metal were less prone to stretching and thus were more accurate and consistent. Knotted cords were used by many ancient cultures.

  4. Lucet - Wikipedia

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    A lucet is a tool used in cordmaking or braiding which is believed to date back to the Viking [1] and Medieval [2] periods, when it was used to create cords that were used on clothing, [1] or to hang items from the belt. [3] Lucet cord is square, strong, and slightly springy. It closely resembles knitted I-cord or the cord produced on a ...

  5. Top (tool) - Wikipedia

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    A typical Top used in rope making. A top is a hand tool with an iron loop and hook used in the creation and splicing of rope. A Top is used to simultaneously hold a piece of rope while providing a hole to separate the "lays" (or strands) of synthetic or natural rope for splicing. A variation of a Top, the gripfid, is used for ply-split braiding ...

  6. Antique tool - Wikipedia

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    Tools from a specific place – Scottish tools, tools from Massachusetts makers, etc. Tools of a specific occupation – cooper's tools, machinist tools, watchmaker's tools, garden tools. A combination of one or more of the above categories — for example, one each of a specific type of Stanley tool, i.e. all Stanley saws, all Stanley marking ...

  7. How the Gilgo Beach serial killer turned the Long Island ...

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    Long Island native Mr Heuermann lives close to Gilgo Beach, where the killer dumped his victims. He also works as an architect in Manhattan, where some of the women were last seen alive.

  8. Rope stretcher - Wikipedia

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    In ancient Egypt, a rope stretcher (or harpedonaptai) was a surveyor who measured real property demarcations and foundations using knotted cords, stretched so the rope did not sag. The practice is depicted in tomb paintings of the Theban Necropolis. [1] Rope stretchers used 3-4-5 triangles and the plummet, [2] which are still in use by modern ...

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