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Knots and Splices | 
 enlarge | Authors: Steve Judkins, Timothy Davison
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
List Price: $9.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 268647
Media: Paperback
Edition: Colour
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 64
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.5 x 4.3 x 0.3
ISBN: 0470059680
Dewey Decimal Number: 790
EAN: 9780470059685
ASIN: 0470059680
Publication Date: December 26, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New. Expected US delivery in 7-10 business days
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Product Description
Practical step-by-step guide to tying knots – essential information for all sailors and anyone wanting to tie knots. The book gives clear, step-by-step diagrams showing how to tie knots, splices and whippings. Each knot is shown in stages, the use for the knot is given and the good and bad points are highlighted for each knot. How to tie the 10 knots everyone should know Other useful knots Splices and whippings How to choose the right rope for the right situation
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 Knots & Splices December 26, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Knots is Splices is an excellent introduction to the subject of tying knots. The pictures do a pretty good job of guiding you through the tying and the accompanying text gives you a fair idea of what the knot is useful for. If you are like me and you use some of these knots but only very occasionally this book will give you enough information to relearn the knot in an instant with just a glance at the correct page and picture. Doesn't include all the knots needed for an specific sport like climbing, fishing, or sailing but it does include a fair sampling of knots used in many sports and outdoor activities. Keep in mind there are several later editions of this book which may be even better.
 Perfect designed to cover the topic... February 19, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I wasn't a Boy Scout growing up, nor did I do anything that required more than basic "tie your shoe" knowledge. But I've always been impressed when I watch sailors quickly and intuitively tie intricate knots that have specific uses. When I ran across the book Knots & Splices by Steve Judkins and Tim Davison, I wondered if it was possible to become somewhat more coordinated in this area. The answer is, yes I can!
Contents:
Terms; Tools of the trade; Choosing a rope
Ten Knots Everyone Should Know: Round turn & two half hitches; Clove hitch; Figure of eight; Reef knot; Bowline; Bowline on a bight; Sheet bend; Double sheet bend; Fisherman's bend/Anchor hitch; Rolling hitch
Other Useful Knots: Carrick bend; Sheepshank; Constrictor knot; Buntline hitch; Surgeon's knot; Alpine butterfly bend; Fisherman's knot/Englishman's knot; Cow hitch; Cow hitch round turn and Prusik knot; Timber hitch; Marlinespike hitch; Man harness knot/Artillery loop; Trucker's hitch/Dolly knot; Marling hitches; Coiling a rope; Turk's head
Splices & Whipping: Eye splice; Short splice; Eye in braid-on-braid rope; Eye in braid-on-3-strand rope; Common whipping; Sailmaker's whipping; Eat sealing the end of a synthetic rope
This is a really small book (64 pages), but the illustrations are clear and easy to follow. For single rope knots, the illustrations are big enough to follow the trail of the rope through each step. And on two-rope knots, the authors use different colored rope drawings to make it very easy to see what parts belong to which ropes. There are also small side notes that let the reader know which knots are easy or hard to undo, as well as which knots might fail under certain conditions. Using that information, you should be equipped with everything you need to decide whether or not a bowline would be a better choice than a rolling hitch for your particular needs.
An excellent little book, perfectly designed to address the topic...
Good starter book April 26, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you know nothin' about knots and don't want to become a knot nut, then this is the book for you. Covers a good basic set of knots. The illustrations are quite clear. The book is also inexpensive and small enough to be easily packable.
Steve
Pocket reference... July 11, 2000
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Good reference without a lot of text or complexity. Illustrations cover the work quite well. A good, alternate reference that's affordable, too. A good book for any nautical library, or the outdoor enthusiast.
Reaches places where Ashleys never goes. April 15, 1999
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Fits in your pocket, unlike Ashleys which would make you lopsided if you had a pocket big enough. I have used it to teach Cub Scouts how to tie knots very sucessfully.
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