Knots and Splices
Published on 1. December 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-0-470-05968-5 (ISBN)
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
Reviews / Votes
"Colour diagrams are used to show yachtsmen how to get knotted, step-by-step." (Yachting Monthly, June 2007)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Fernhurst Books Limited
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
col. Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 116 mm
Width: 168 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
81 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-05968-5 (9780470059685)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Steve Judkins | Tim Davison
Knots and Splices
Book
10/2013
2nd Edition
Fernhurst Books Limited
€6.50
Shipment within 3-4 weeks
Persons
Steve Judkins is a member of the international Guild of Knot Tyers. He is a professional sailing instructor and was formerly in the royal Navy, serving on HMY Brittania. Tim Davison is a highly experienced sailor, who spends much of his time cruising the Mediterranean.
Content
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. Heat sealing the end of a synthetic rope.