Knack Knots You Need - Step By Step Instructions for More Than 100 of Best Sailing,

Informationen zum Autor Buck Tilton is a regular columnist for Backpacker magazine as well as a wilderness medicine expert. His many books for Falcon have sold more than 100,000 copies combined. He lives in Lander, Wyoming.Bob Hede is a photographer based out of Lander, Wyoming. Klappentext Untie the mystery of knot-making with this clever and handy guide. This new compendium presents all the knots you need to know, with brightly colored photographs enabling you to easily follow the instructions. In addition, the book includes copious information on using knots in most popular activities. With its clear step-by-step instructions and friendly tone, this is the one volume you can count on to guide you toward quick success in knot-making.With a full range of stoppers, bends, loops, and hitches, and extensive cross references for multi-use knots, Knack Knots You Need includes more than 500 photos and instructions for knots you need for:Camping Boating Climbing Fishing CraftsKey features of Knack Knots You NeedStep-by-step instructions for all knots Colorful, brand-new, easy-to-follow photography Knots for camping, boating, climbing, fishing, decorative projects, and more Knots in Action photo gallery, showing how the knots are used Get the Knack!Visually organized format makes information easier-than-ever to find More than 400 color photos to simplify the techniques Big book, layflat binding, clear instructions Big Resource chapter with useful websites Zusammenfassung MAKE IT EASY! Untie the mystery of knot-making with this clever and handy guide. This new volume presents all the knots you need to know! and its brightly colored photographs take you step by step through each bend and turn. Inhaltsverzeichnis The following knots are among those included:Albright KnotAlpine ButterflyAnchor (Fisherman's) BendArbor KnotAsher's Bottle SlingBachmann HitchBaja KnotBarrel SlingBimini TwistBlake's HitchBlood KnotBowknotBowlineBowline on a BightBowline One-HandedBull HitchBuntline HitchCairnton (Woods) KnotCarrick BendChain SinnetChain SpliceChinese Button KnotChinese CloverleafCleat HitchClove HitchClove Hitch on a RingClove Hitch on a StakeConstrictor KnotCommon WhippingCow Hitch (Simple)Cow Hitch (Pedigree)Crawford KnotCrown KnotDouble BowlineDouble Fisherman's KnotDouble Overhand Loop KnotDouble Overhand StopperDouble Sheet BendDouble Surgeon's KnotDouble Uni KnotDropper LoopDry Fly KnotEgg LoopEye SpliceFigure 8 KnotFigure 8 BendFigure 8 Double LoopFigure 8 Follow ThroughFigure 8 LoopFigure 8 Triple LoopFisherman's BendFisherman's KnotFrustrator KnotGirth HitchHalf HitchHeaving Line KnotHighwayman's HitchHunter's (Rigger's) BendImproved Clinch KnotJapanese KnotKlemheistLanyard KnotLoop KnotMatthew Walker KnotMidshipman's HitchMonkey's FistMunter (Italian) HitchMystic KnotNail KnotNon-Slip Loop KnotNoose (Simple)Noose (Hangman's)Overhand KnotOverhand with Draw LoopPalomar KnotPerfection (Angler's) LoopPile HitchPrusikQuick Release Knot (Draw Hitch)Rapala KnotRolling HitchRound Turn and Two Half HitchesRunning BowlineSan Diego Jam KnotSeaguar KnotSheepshankSheet BendSquare (Reef) KnotSnell KnotSnuggle HitchSpade End KnotSpanish BowlineStrangle KnotSurgeon's KnotSurgeon's LoopSwivel KnotTandem Hook KnotTautline HitchThree-Part Crown KnotTimber HitchTransom KnotTrilene KnotTrucker's HitchTrue Lover's KnotTurk's HeadTwo Half HitchesVice Versa KnotUni KnotWater (Tape) KnotWorld's Fair Kn...

List of contents

The following knots are among those included:

Albright Knot

Alpine Butterfly

Anchor (Fisherman's) Bend

Arbor Knot

Asher's Bottle Sling

Bachmann Hitch

Baja Knot

Barrel Sling

Bimini Twist

Blake's Hitch

Blood Knot

Bowknot

Bowline

Bowline on a Bight

Bowline One-Handed

Bull Hitch

Buntline Hitch

Cairnton (Woods) Knot

Carrick Bend

Chain Sinnet

Chain Splice

Chinese Button Knot

Chinese Cloverleaf

Cleat Hitch

Clove Hitch

Clove Hitch on a Ring

Clove Hitch on a Stake

Constrictor Knot

Common Whipping

Cow Hitch (Simple)

Cow Hitch (Pedigree)

Crawford Knot

Crown Knot

Double Bowline

Double Fisherman's Knot

Double Overhand Loop Knot

Double Overhand Stopper

Double Sheet Bend

Double Surgeon's Knot

Double Uni Knot

Dropper Loop

Dry Fly Knot

Egg Loop

Eye Splice

Figure 8 Knot

Figure 8 Bend

Figure 8 Double Loop

Figure 8 Follow Through

Figure 8 Loop

Figure 8 Triple Loop

Fisherman's Bend

Fisherman's Knot

Frustrator Knot

Girth Hitch

Half Hitch

Heaving Line Knot

Highwayman's Hitch

Hunter's (Rigger's) Bend

Improved Clinch Knot

Japanese Knot

Klemheist

Lanyard Knot

Loop Knot

Matthew Walker Knot

Midshipman's Hitch

Monkey's Fist

Munter (Italian) Hitch

Mystic Knot

Nail Knot

Non-Slip Loop Knot

Noose (Simple)

Noose (Hangman's)

Overhand Knot

Overhand with Draw Loop

Palomar Knot

Perfection (Angler's) Loop

Pile Hitch

Prusik

Quick Release Knot (Draw Hitch)

Rapala Knot

Rolling Hitch

Round Turn and Two Half Hitches

Running Bowline

San Diego Jam Knot

Seaguar Knot

Sheepshank

Sheet Bend

Square (Reef) Knot

Snell Knot

Snuggle Hitch

Spade End Knot

Spanish Bowline

Strangle Knot

Surgeon's Knot

Surgeon's Loop

Swivel Knot

Tandem Hook Knot

Tautline Hitch

Three-Part Crown Knot

Timber Hitch

Transom Knot

Trilene Knot

Trucker's Hitch

True Lover's Knot

Turk's Head

Two Half Hitches

Vice Versa Knot

Uni Knot

Water (Tape) Knot
World's Fair Kn

About the author

Buck Tilton is a regular columnist for Backpacker magazine as well as a wilderness medicine expert. His many books for Falcon have sold more than 100,000 copies combined. He lives in Lander, Wyoming.

Bob Hede is a photographer based out of Lander, Wyoming.

Product details

• Authors: Buck Tilton, Buck/ Hede Tilton
• Assisted by: Bob Hede (Photographs)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.09.2008
• EAN: 9781599213958
• ISBN: 978-1-59921-395-8
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Knack: Make it Easy; Knack: Make It Easy (Outdoor R; Knack: Make It Easy; Knack: Make It Easy (Outdoor R
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Creative design; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias