The Complete Guide To Knots - Softcover

Regazzoni, Guido; Bigon, Mario

9780091773793: The Complete Guide To Knots

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0091773792 ISBN 13: 9780091773793

Publisher: Ebury Press, 1992

This handy-sized guide is an indispensable reference book for everyone from the novice to the craftsman and the outdoor adventurer. With everything from everyday knots to decorative and applied knots, this pocket guide reveals what each knot looks like, where you can use it and how to tie it. Each one comes with a short introduction about its properties, easy-to-follow instructions and clear step-by-step photographs showing every single stage. Beginning with a chapter on different types of rope and the situations where they should be used (whether they are flexible, tough, are water resistant or can float), this comprehensive handbook spans simple knots like the Loop knot, sewing knots like the Overhand knot, moving on to climber's knots, applied knots used to make rope ladders or netting, and beautiful ornamental knots. Special sections are devoted to knots used for shortening ropes, those for use as tackles for lifting and moving weights, and importantly, knots that can be tied with only one hand for emergency situations. This essential book will enable you to master 70 of the most useful knots with absolute confidence.

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Book Description:

A compact and practical illustrated handbook of all the knots you will ever need to know

Synopsis:

This handbook includes 70 of the most useful knots for fishing, camping or climbing. The guide includes step-by-step instructions and photographs of each stage of knot tying from the viewpoint of the person tying the knot. When two or more ropes are involved, the ropes are colour-coded so that the reader can tell the difference between the two. The guide includes 70 of the most commonly used knots - from the bowline and sheet bend, to the clove hitch and figure-eight knot - as well as a section on decorative knots and a cross-referenced list of applications.

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