Knots: A Step-By-Step Guide to Tying Loops, Hitches, Bends, and Dozens of Other Useful Knots [Hardcover]

Kenneth S., Jr. Burton (Author), Robert Frawley (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1998

Think you know your knots? What about the Catspaw Hitch? The Thief Knot? Fisherman's Eye? The Monkey's Fist? This comprehensive, fully-illustrated how-to guide covers everything from the history of knots and what you need to know about rope to ways to make more than 50 types of knots and learn the fine art of lashing. The author, a former Eagle Scout, will show you the ropes in this top-notch handbook.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: Courage Books; 1ST edition (February 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762400676
• ISBN-13: 978-0762400676
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 9.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,493,199 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Its colorful anyway. . ., August 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Knots: A Step-By-Step Guide to Tying Loops, Hitches, Bends, and Dozens of Other Useful Knots (Hardcover)

This book has very colorful illustrations and some interesting bits of information, but the book is large for the for the number of knots covered and does have some misleading or wrong illustrations.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful with many kid friendly diagrams, June 22, 2000

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Girl Scout Troop Leader (Suburb of Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Knots: A Step-By-Step-Guide to Tying Loops, Hitches, Bends, & Dozens of Other Useful Knots (Hardcover)

This book was given to me by a friend. As a Girl Scout Leader I found the book very helpful in 1st learning to make the knots myself and then teaching them to my girls. The girls found the diagrams very easy to follow. I would recommend this book to anyone who needs good visuals to learn to tie knots.