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Handbook of Knots EXPANDED EDITION

by Pawson, Des

ISBN13: 9780756603748
ISBN10: 0756603749
Edition: Revised
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 2004-05-17
Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.

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Summary

This expanded edition of the bestselling Handbook of Knotsincludes 16 additional pages with new photography. Clear instructions and annotated step-by-step photographs will help you learn how to tie more than 100 knots. Choose knots for fishing, camping, sailing, climbing, and for general or decorative use with the help of a quick reference guide.

Author Biography

Des Pawson has studied knots and rope work since he was seven. For more than 25 years he has run a rope working business and teaches and displays his skills at exhibitions, boat shows, and museums in the United States and Europe. He is a frequent contributor to magazines and newspapers, and is a cofounder of the International Guild of Knot Tyers.

INTRODUCTION

(1)

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

(3)

USING ROPE

Rope Construction

(2)

Rope Materials

(4)

Rope Maintenance

(2)

Storing Rope

(2)

Terms & Equipment

(2)

Knot-Tying Techniques

(6)

STOPPER KNOTS

Overhand Knot

(1)

Slipped Overhand Knot

(1)

Double Overhand Knot

(1)

Figure-Eight

(1)

Slipped Figure-Eight

(1)

Stopper Knot

(1)

Sink Stopper

(1)

Stevedore Knot

(1)

Monkey's Fist

(2)

Crown Knot

(1)

Wall Knot

(1)

Matthew Walker Knot

(2)

Manrope Knot

(2)

Diamond Knot

(1)

Double Diamond Knot

(4)

BINDING KNOTS

True Lover's Knot

(1)

Sailors Cross

(1)

Square Knot

(1)

Slipped Square Knot

(1)

Granny Knot

(1)

Thief Knot

(1)

Surgeon's Knot

(1)

Turquoise Turtle

(2)

Packer's Knot

(2)

Clove Hitch

(1)

Constrictor Knot

(1)

Timber Hitch

(1)

Boa Knot

(1)

Turk's Head - Three-Lead Four-Bight

(2)

Turk's Head - Four-Lead Five-Bight

(2)

Turk's Head - Five-Lead Four-Bight

(4)

BENDS

Sheet Bend

(1)

Double Sheet Bend

(1)

Tucked Sheet Bend

(1)

Slipped Sheet Bend

(1)

Rope Yarn Knot

(1)

Carrick Bend

(1)

Lanyard Knot

(1)

Hunter's Bend

(1)

Ashley's Bend

(1)

Fisherman's Knot

(1)

Double Fisherman's Knot

(1)

Blood Knot

(1)

Water Knot

(5)

HITCHES

Rolling Hitch

(1)

Round Turn & Two Half Hitches

(1)

Buntline Hitch

(1)

Fisherman's Bend

(1)

Cow Hitch

(1)

Pedigree Cow Hitch

(1)

Cow Hitch with Toggle

(1)

Sheepshank

(1)

Sheepshank Man o' War

(1)

Marlingspike Hitch

(1)

Highwayman's Hitch

(1)

Waggoner's Hitch

(2)

Snelling a Hook

(2)

Clinch Knot

(1)

Improved Clinch Knot

(1)

Palomar Knot

(1)

Square Lashing

(2)

Diagonal Lashing

(2)

Sheer Lashing

100

(2)

Icicle Hitch

102

(2)

Prusik Knot

104

(1)

Bachmann Knot

105

(1)

Klemheist Knot

106

(1)

Italian Hitch

107

(4)

LOOPS

Alpine Butterfly

111

(1)

Bowline

112

(1)

Bowline with Stopper

113

(1)

Bowline with Two Turns

113

(1)

Figure-Eight Loop

114

(1)

Threaded Figure-Eight Loop

115

(1)

Double Overhand Loop

116

(1)

Double Overhand Sliding Loop

117

(1)

Bowline on the Bight

118

(1)

Portuguese Bowline

119

(1)

Spanish Bowline

120

(2)

Anglers Loop

122

(1)

Single Figure-Eight on the Bight

123

(1)

Fisherman's Loop

124

(1)

Double Fisherman's Loop

124

(1)

Blood Dropper Knot

125

(1)

Bimini Twist

126

(2)

Basic Net

128

(2)

Cargo Net Knot

130

(1)

Jury Mast Knot

131

(3)

PLAITS & SENNITS

Three-Strand Braid

134

(1)

Five-Strand Sennit

134

(1)

Four-Strand Sennit

135

(1)

Six-Strand Sennit

135

(1)

Ocean-Braid Mat

136

(2)

Oval Mat

138

(2)

Chain Sennit

140

(1)

Square Chain Sennit

141

(1)

Round Crown Sennit

142

(1)

Square Crown Sennit

143

(1)

Four-Strand Round Sennit

144

(1)

Eight-Strand Square Sennit

145

(3)

SPLICES & WHIPPINGS

Back Splice

148

(3)

Eye Splice

151

(1)

Short Splice

152

(2)

Long Splice

154

(2)

Right Angle-Splice

156

(2)

Grommet

158

(2)

Common Whipping

160

(1)

French Whipping

161

(1)

Moku Whipping

161

(1)

Sailmaker's Whipping

162

(2)

Palm & Needle Whipping I

164

(2)

Palm & Needle Whipping II

166

(1)

West Country Whipping

167

(1)

Seizing

168

(2)

Stitch & Seize

170

(1)

GLOSSARY

171

(2)

INDEX

173

(3)

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

176

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Handbook of Knots EXPANDED EDITION

Summary

Author Biography

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials

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