This meticulously illustrated handbook describes 70 of the most common knots for the outdoors, showing in clear, step-by-step line drawings each phase of the properly tied knot, and explains precisely which knot to use in each specific situation. Perfect for campers, hikers, naturalists, sailors, fishermen, hunters, and anyone who loves the outdoors. Over 300 line drawings.
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Campers, hikers, naturalists, sailors, fishermen, hunters, and anyone else who ventures into the outdoors will want to own The Book of Outdoor Knots. This meticulously illustrated handbook describes 70 of the most common knots for the outdoors, showing in clear, step-by-step line drawings each phase of the properly tied knot. Perhaps most important, the book explains precisely which knot to use in each specific situation. Knots of all kinds are covered here: hitches for fastening rope to a fixed object, bends to connect two ropes, loops for a range of purposes, running knots, knots to shorten rope lengths, and others. The Book of Outdoor Knots also covers natural and synthetic ropes as well as rope maintenance, general tying guidelines, breaking strength, and more. (5 1/2 X 8 1/4, 144 pages, diagrams, chart)
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A good book of 70 of the most common knots.,
By Dave Tracewell (dave@scouter.com) (Kansas City, MO - USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Book of Outdoor Knots: Over 70 Knots for Use Outdoors (Paperback)
Peter Owen has put together 70 of the most common knots and illustrated them quite nicely. The book uses line drawings to show how to tie the knots and provides a short historical and descriptive paragraph on each knot. I felt more verbage should have been given in describing how the knots were tied, and the sections on Choosing and Caring for Rope were inadequite at best. To his credit, the illustrations Peter used were good enough to overcome the shortfalls in describing how to tie the knots. This book is a handy guide to tying common knots and knowing their uses, but is definitely not a complete guide to all knots. None the less, as an editor for a Scouting Magazine, I still feel it is a book worth buying and I do recommend it.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty useful book about knots,
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: The Book of Outdoor Knots: Over 70 Knots for Use Outdoors (Paperback)
I find this book to be pretty useful in explaining how to tie a lot of different kinds of knots, ranging from useful knots for fishermen to climbers, to general purpose for camping, securing loads on vehicles, to tree trimming, etc.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gereat,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: The Book of Outdoor Knots: Over 70 Knots for Use Outdoors (Paperback)
Great for those that are interested in doing things that require the use of some kind of Rope.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
