Knots

The Knots You Need and How to Tie Them

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

This wonderfully appealing and practical gift book features step-by-step instructions on how to tie over 50 knots and when and where to use them. The beautiful two-colour illustrations and clear instructions quickly teach you how to tie classic knots, such as the reef knot and bowline, through to more specialist knots such as the alpine butterfly and the tent pole hitch. The knots are clearly organised and include how to use them wisely and safely across a range of activities including sailing, climbing, fishing, camping or purely for decoration. The useful introduction and reference section tells you all you need to know about knot work, splices and whipping. The book alsoincludes a guide to different rope types, the tools you will needas well as an explanation of the all key terms, techniques and how easy or difficult it is to tie each knot. So if you want to make a rope ladder with your kids, sail the oceans, be safe climbing in the mountains or make a true lover's knot then this book has every knot you should know how to tie, plus many more. The perfect gift for craftsmen and women alike and the adventurer in all of us.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-04-11
Mått:130 x 171 x 11 mm
Vikt:152 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:128
Förlag:Rydon Publishing
ISBN:9781910821282

Utforska kategorier

Friluftsaktiviteter inom Sport, fritid och hobby
Båtsport inom Sport, fritid och hobby
Knopar inom Sport, fritid och hobby

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A great book. I've recently started fishing and knew nothing about knots but this book covers all the basics and much more, definitely recommend to anyone wanting to pick up some knots quickly.

Innehållsförteckning

1 Foreword by Tim Treloar 72 Introduction 93 Understanding the basics of ropework 124 Bowline Knot 145 Bowline on a Bight 166 Clove Hitch 187 Figure of Eight Knot 208 Overhand Knot 229 Reef Knot 2410 Rolling Hitch 2611 Round Turn and Two Half Hitches 2812 Sheet Bend 3013 Double Sheet Bend 3214 Heaving Line Knot 3415 Monkey's Fist Knot 3616 Double Overhand Knot 3817 Stevedore Knot 4018 Alpine Butterfly 4219 Figure of Eight Loop 4420 Overhand Loop 4621 Perfection Loop 4822 Portuguese Bowline 5023 Clove Hitch on a Bight 5224 Gripping Sailor's Hitch 5425 Ground-Line Hitch 5626 Snuggle Hitch 5827 Square Lashing 6028 Boom Hitch 6229 Cat's Paw Knot 6430 Constrictor Knot 6631 Fisherman's Bend 6832 Prusik Loop 7033 French Prusik Loop 7234 Taut Line Hitch 7435 Timber Hitch 7636 Blood Knot 7837 Double Bowline 8038 Carrick Bend 8239 Fisherman's Knot 8440 Double Fisherman's Knot 8641 Rigger's Knot 8842 Running Bowline 9043 Surgeon's Knot 9244 Tape Knot 9445 Zeppelin Bend 9646 Chain Sennit 9847 Chinese Button Knot 10048 Jury Mast Knot 10449 Plait Sennit 10650 Square Knot 10851 True Lovers' Knot 11052 Turk's Head Knot 11253 Bottle Sling 11454 Cow Hitch 11655 Eye Splice 11856 Sheepshank Knot 12257 Tom Fool's Knot 12458 Index 12659 Bibliography 127