The Morrow Guide to Knots - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0688012264 ISBN 13: 9780688012267

Publisher: William Morrow, 1982

Synopsis

The world's bestselling book on knots. A classic resource. Illustrated, easy to use, and definitive.

A full-color guide to mastering seventy useful knots for generations of sailors, fisherman, campers, climbers, homeowners, and all lovers of the outdoors.

The Morrow Guide to Knots includes clear, illustrated step-by-step instructions that teach you how to tie dozens of knots, from the swivel hitch and grapevine knot to the knotted sheepshank, the Spanish bowline, and the stopper knot. Each photo captures the way you see the knot as you make it. And when two or more ropes are involved, they are color coded to help you clearly tell them apart.

Filled with more than 600 photographs, this convenient, compact guide also includes a section on decorative knots, a cross-reference list of the many applications of knots, and a detailed glossary.

About this title

About the Author

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From the Back Cover

Here is an entirely different kind of knot book! For the first time, here are step-by-step instructions that take full advantage of color photography to teach the art of tying knots. Unlike illustrations in other books, these pictures show every step looking over the shoulder of the tier -- the way you see the knot as you make it. And when two or more ropes are involved, they are color coded so you can clearly tell them apart.

Included in addition are a section on decorative knots, a cross-reference list of the many applications of knots, and a detailed glossary. The Morrow Guide to Knots is a reliable and essential reference tool for all sportsmen and campers, homeowners, and youngsters as well.

Edition details

• Publisher: William Morrow
• Publication date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0688012264
• ISBN 13: 9780688012267
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256