21 Essential Knots for Everyday Use Indoors or Outdoors!
This compact little reference book includes knots for a wide range of functions, from home to work, hobby to play activities. No knot-tying jargon is used, no baffling technical terms—just simple step-by-step instructions and outstandingly clear line drawings. It's the perfectly portable knot reference for anyone—scouts, sailors, hunters, anglers, gardeners, farmers, horse riders, you name it!
Among the knots in this book are:
• Overhand knot
• Heaving line knot
• Reef knot
• Sheetbend
• Fisherman's knot,
• Figure-of-eight loop
• Bowline
• Three-part crown
• Sheepshank
• Half-hitch
• Clove hitch,
• Constrictor knot
• Pile hitch
• Highwayman's hitch
• Waggoner's hitch
• Timber hitch
• Double-loop knot
• Uni-knot
• Blood knot
• Square lashing
• And more!
Start learning these useful and practical knots today with The Pocket Guide to Essential Knots.
Author(s): Peter Owen
Publisher: Skyhorse
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 80
Tags: 21 A Step-by-Step Guide to the Most Important Knots for Everyone
Introduction
Knot-Tying Material
Types of Rope
How to Use This Book
Overhand Knot
Heaving Line Knot
Reef Knot
Constrictor Knot
Transom Knot
Figure-Eight Loop
The Bowline
Three-Part Crown
Slip Knot
Half Hitches
Round Turn & Two Half Hitches
Fisherman’s Knot
Sheet Bend
Pile Hitch
Clove Hitch
Highwayman’s Hitch
Timber Hitch
Trucker’s Hitch
Square Lashing
Diagonal Lashing
Tripod Lashing