The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Knots & Ropework [Hardcover]

Geoffrey Budworth (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1999

An indispensable guide to cords and ropes and how to tie them.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Anness (April 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1859679110
• ISBN-13: 978-1859679111
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,526,578 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding compendium of knots, June 8, 2000

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"mgkm" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Knots & Ropework (Hardcover)

Once I had opened this book I was unable to put it down. The illustrations are among the best I have ever seen on this subject, being clear, with correct lighting and delightful colours.

The ordered pictures allow one to construct the knots mostly correct first time. In just one or two cases I felt that the final picture was missing (e.g. the Lighterman's Hitch).

It was interesting to find that since I read the Ashley Book of Knots some thirty-five years ago, new knots have been invented, which Geoffrey Budworth includes in his book, e.g.the Albright Special Bend, the Cow Hitch Variant, Clinging Clara, the Icicle Hitch (a truly amazing knot) and others.

The only criticism I can make is that the background information is, for an Encyclopaedia, rather limited.

I shall certainly explore the other works of this acomplished author.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars informative resource on knots, excellent photographs, September 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Knots & Ropework (Hardcover)

This book contains a very useful collection of knots and ropework. While it doesn't have nearly the amount of knots covered in the Ashley Encyclopedia the 200 presented in this book are practical and up to date. The color photos are excellent and very easy to follow. Geoffrey Budworth also covers rope care, types of rope and some history. The book is a large sized hardcover which makes it easy to have open and lying flat while following the instructions. If you're interested in knot tying you can't go wrong with this book.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ultimate? -- No / Good? -- Yes, April 3, 1999

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Les Borean "Les Borean" (So-Cal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Knots & Ropework (Hardcover)

I'm new at the fascinating skill of knotting. The only other knotting book I've read is Day's Art of Knotting & Splicing. That book and this one complement each other very well, the former written from a seafarer's perspective, reads like a manual for a sailor. The latter has the advantages of a modern book, colored photos of knots, and descriptions of recently-invented knots. It is my best guess that the title of this book was chosen by the publisher as a marketing ploy, -- not by the author. An "Ultimate Encyclopedia" of knots would have to be many volumes to cover all known knots from all the known cultures, all their history, and all the modern mathematical analysis. (Somebody should publish such a book!)

Though not "Ultimate", I do like this book, especially for the new knots that the Day and Ashley books do not cover.