The Everything Knots Book
, by Penn, RandyNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781593370329 | 1593370326
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 4/1/2004
Packed with easy-to-follow instruction and clear illustrations, "The Everything Knots Book makes learning this useful skill fun and easy.
Randy Penn is the editor for Interknot, the quarterly newsletter for the North American Branch of the International Guild of Knot Tyers. He holds a master's degree in physics and has traveled the U.S. and England, studying the use and history of knots, rope, and ropemaking. Mr. Penn lives in Lakeland, Florida
Top Ten Reasons for Learning Knots | p. x |
Acknowledgments | p. xi |
Introduction | p. xiii |
A Little History and Perspective | p. 1 |
Prehistoric Origins | p. 1 |
Historical Evidence | p. 3 |
Signs of Progress | p. 4 |
Beyond Basic Functions | p. 5 |
What's in a Name? | p. 6 |
Today and Tomorrow | p. 7 |
A Personal Perspective | p. 9 |
All about Ropes and Twine | p. 11 |
Basic Structure and Materials | p. 11 |
Twisted Ropes | p. 11 |
Braided and Plaited Ropes | p. 13 |
Natural Fiber Ropes | p. 15 |
Synthetic Ropes | p. 17 |
Choosing the Right Rope | p. 19 |
Learning to Tie Knots | p. 23 |
Book Learning | p. 23 |
Keeping It All Straight | p. 25 |
Tips for Tying | p. 27 |
Knots by Name | p. 30 |
Knotting Functions | p. 31 |
Knot-Tying Terms | p. 31 |
The Right Knot for Any Job | p. 36 |
Stopper Knots | p. 41 |
Stopping and More | p. 41 |
Multistrand Stopper Knots | p. 43 |
The Overhand Series | p. 44 |
Overhand Knot | p. 47 |
Slipped Overhand Knot | p. 48 |
Slipped Noose | p. 49 |
Figure Eight Knot | p. 50 |
Slipped Figure Eight Knot | p. 52 |
Stevedore Knot | p. 53 |
Double Overhand Knot | p. 54 |
Triple Overhand Knot | p. 55 |
Oysterman's Stopper | p. 57 |
Heaving Line Knot | p. 59 |
Monkey's Fist | p. 60 |
Wall Knot | p. 62 |
Crown Knot | p. 63 |
Matthew Walker Knot | p. 64 |
Back Splice | p. 66 |
Tying Bends | p. 69 |
Uses and Useful Tips | p. 69 |
Interlocking Overhand Bends | p. 72 |
Overhand Bend | p. 73 |
Water Knot | p. 74 |
Fisherman's Knot | p. 75 |
Double Fisherman's Knot | p. 76 |
Surgeon's Bend | p. 77 |
Backing Up Bend | p. 78 |
Sheet Bend | p. 79 |
Slipped Sheet Bend | p. 81 |
Double Sheet Bend | p. 82 |
Carrick Bend | p. 83 |
Hunter's Bend | p. 85 |
Ashley's Bend | p. 87 |
Zeppelin Bend | p. 89 |
Butterfly Bend | p. 91 |
Interlocking Overhand Bends | p. 93 |
Bowline Bend | p. 96 |
Tying Loops | p. 97 |
What's the Use for Loops? | p. 97 |
Loops by Type | p. 97 |
Overhand Loop | p. 99 |
Figure Eight Loop | p. 100 |
Bowline Loop | p. 101 |
Double Bowline | p. 105 |
Butterfly Loop | p. 106 |
Angler's Loop | p. 108 |
Directional Figure Eight | p. 110 |
Honda Knot | p. 112 |
Eye Splice | p. 114 |
Portuguese Bowline | p. 116 |
Triple Figure Eight | p. 118 |
Bowline in the Bight | p. 120 |
Triple Bowline | p. 122 |
Triple Crown Loop | p. 123 |
Slip Noose | p. 125 |
Double Overhand Noose | p. 126 |
Running Bowline | p. 127 |
Hangman's Noose | p. 128 |
Making Hitches | p. 129 |
Attaching Rope to an Object | p. 129 |
Leveraged Hitches and Slings | p. 130 |
Half Hitch | p. 132 |
Clove Hitch | p. 133 |
Round Turn and Two Half Hitches | p. 135 |
Cow Hitch | p. 137 |
Lobster Buoy Hitch | p. 139 |
Buntline Hitch | p. 140 |
Anchor Hitch | p. 141 |
Timber Hitch | p. 142 |
Rolling Hitch | p. 143 |
Tautline Hitch | p. 145 |
Guy Line Hitch | p. 147 |
Marlinespike Hitch | p. 149 |
Pile Hitch | p. 151 |
Icicle Hitch | p. 152 |
Trucker's Hitch | p. 154 |
Wagoner's Hitch | p. 156 |
Barrel Sling | p. 157 |
Barrel Hitch | p. 158 |
Knots That Bind | p. 159 |
Basic Applications | p. 159 |
Tying Binding Knots | p. 160 |
Reef Knot | p. 161 |
Slipped and Double Slipped Reef Knots | p. 163 |
Granny Knot | p. 164 |
Surgeon's Knot | p. 165 |
Constrictor Knot | p. 166 |
Boa Constrictor | p. 169 |
Loop and Hitches | p. 171 |
Butcher's Knot | p. 172 |
Knots for Lashing | p. 175 |
Lashing Bundles | p. 175 |
Lashing Poles | p. 176 |
Sheer Lashing | p. 177 |
Transom Knot | p. 179 |
Square Lashing | p. 180 |
Diagonal Lashing | p. 182 |
Parcel Tie | p. 184 |
Marling | p. 187 |
Chainstitch Lashing | p. 188 |
Decorative Knotting | p. 189 |
Tying Decorative Knots | p. 189 |
Three-Strand Braid | p. 191 |
Ocean Plait Braid | p. 193 |
Turk's Head | p. 196 |
Crown Sennit | p. 198 |
Rope Grommet | p. 200 |
Coxcombing | p. 202 |
Special-Purpose Knots | p. 205 |
For a Special Purpose | p. 205 |
By Activity or Pursuit | p. 207 |
Line to Reel or Spool | p. 211 |
Improved Clinch Knot | p. 212 |
Palomar Hook Knot | p. 213 |
Uni-Knot | p. 214 |
Double Uni-Knot | p. 215 |
Dropper Loop | p. 216 |
Cleat Hitch | p. 217 |
Buntline Hitch (Necktie) | p. 220 |
Protecting and Storing Rope | p. 223 |
Basic Rope Management | p. 223 |
Storing Rope in a Coil | p. 224 |
At Rope's Ends | p. 226 |
Figure-of-Eight Coil | p. 229 |
Gasket Coil | p. 231 |
Common Whipping | p. 233 |
West Country Whipping | p. 234 |
Seizing | p. 235 |
Teaching Knot Tying | p. 237 |
Be Prepared | p. 237 |
Consider the Presentation | p. 238 |
Teaching Knots in Their Context | p. 240 |
Loads of Fun Activities | p. 242 |
Games and Competitions | p. 243 |
Knotting Projects | p. 244 |
The Journey Continues | p. 247 |
Learn More in a Particular Area | p. 247 |
Beyond These Pages | p. 248 |
The Options Are Infinite | p. 253 |
Don't Be Afraid to Experiment | p. 254 |
A Number of Knots | p. 259 |
Testing Your Knot | p. 260 |
Glossary of Terms | p. 261 |
Additional Resources | p. 265 |
Index | p. 267 |
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