Knots You Need to Know: Easy-to-follow Guide to the 30 Most Useful Knots (The Handy Boater) - Softcover

John Kelsey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565235894 ISBN 13: 9781565235892

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Learn the ropes to tying the best seaman knots, from basic to fancy rope work. A wonderfully illustrated guide to knot tying. Clear step-by-step instructions will help the reader learn how to tie all the essential boating knots.

About this title

About the Author

John Kelsey is a journalist, editor, and writer specialising in woodworking and furniture making. He is a former editor in chief of Fine Woodworking magazine, the author of Furniture Projects for the Deck and Lawn and KidCrafts: Woodworking, and the editorial director for Fox Chapel Publishing.

From the Back Cover

Learn the Ropes of Knot Tying Rope is a boater's most essential tool and knowing the proper way to tie knots with it- whether to keep an anchor in place, provide a skipper with a firm grip on the helm, or secure the tack of a sail- is an important part of spending time on the water. The Handy Boater: Knots You Need to Know, will teach you how to tie a variety of functional knots with easy-to-follow instructions, and detailed illustrations and photos. Nine of the most important utilitarian knots are included, such as the Figure Eight, the Square Knots, a Portuguese Bowline, a Jug Sling, the Monkey's Fist, the Turk's Head, the Matthew Walker, the Wall Knot, the Crown Knot, and the Tack Knot. Also included are instructions for making a rope ladder and a braided rope lanyard. If you are a sailor, you will also learn how to secure lines with easy bends and hitches. With a littler practive, learning how to tie the strongest knot can be mastered by anyone.

Edition details

• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1565235894
• ISBN 13: 9781565235892
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96