Knots You Need to Know: Easy-To-Follow Guide to the 30 Most Useful Knots - Paperback

by Skills Institute Press (Author)

This guidebook with basic seaman knots and fancy rope work is great for Boy Scouts and boaters alike. 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. Rope is an essential tool to boaters, campers, hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts. Knowing the proper way to tie knots is important. With a little practice, anyone can learn how to tie the strongest knot.

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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.

Author Biography

John Kelsey is a journalist, an editor, and a writer specializing 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 Kid Crafts: Woodworking," and the editorial director for Fox Chapel Publishing.