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A
alcohol, denatured, 1
alcohol, grain, 1
Ashley’s knot #2216 projects
wooden egg, covered, 27, 29–30
B
bow knot, 2
braid (sennit) projects
hammock edge finish, 96–97
wooden box, decorative, 63, 64, 70
C
canvas projects
checkers or chess board, 81–82
marbles or jacks, bag for, 78, 79–80
carrick bend projects
Casey, Marty, 2
chafe and chafe protection, 5
Chinese button knot, 71–72
Chinese button knot projects
necklace, 74
coatings. See glues and coatings
cordage. See ropes and cordage
cotton rope and seine twine, 4, 5, 15, 50
cow hitch (lark’s head), 17, 18, 22
crown knot, 75–77
F
fanciwork, 1
fringe
bag/ditty bag, canvas, 5, 85, 86–87
checkers or chess board, 81–82
letter pouch, canvas, 85, 88–90
G
games
checkers or chess board, 81–82
marbles or jacks, canvas bag for, 78, 79–80
glossary, 99–100
glues and coatings
polyurethane, 3
shellac, 1
when to use, 25
H
hitchings, 56–58
hitchings projects
J
jewelry
materials for, 4
necklace, 74
L
Laboissonniere, Nancy, 1
lanyards, 1
lark’s head (cow hitch), 17, 18, 22
leather, 4
M
marlinspike seamanship, 1
monkey’s fist projects
N
natural rope and cordage, 3, 4, 5
net knot and netting, 2, 4, 36
net knot projects
O
ocean plat knot, 49–50
ocean plat knot projects
overhand knot ease of tying, 14
fringe, 90
picture of, 2
uses for, 2
package knot, 2
polyurethane, 3
projects
Altoids tin cover, 2, 14, 19–25
bag/ditty bag, canvas, 5, 85, 86–87
buttons, garment, 75–77
checkers or chess board, 81–82
games, 78–84
letter pouch, canvas, 85, 88–90
marbles or jacks, canvas bag for, 78, 79–80
monkey’s fist, 4
necklace, 74
towel ring, 84
wooden box, decorative, 6, 7, 12–13, 63, 64, 70
wooden egg, covered, 27, 29–30
R
rayon, 4
ropes and cordage
choosing, 3–5
coatings and finishes on, 3
construction of, 3
measurements, sizes, and thickness, 4–5
quality of, 3
shrinkage of, 15
sources of, 5
S
sennit. See braid (sennit)
shellac
ingredients for, 1
sources of, 5
uses for, 2
square knot
fringe, 88
how to tie, 14–15
materials for projects, 4
picture of, 2
uses for, 2
square knot projects
Altoids tin cover, 2, 14, 19–25
surgeon’s knot, 2
synthetic rope and cordage, 3, 5
T
trivets, 1
trucker’s hitch, 2
Turk’s Head knot, 6–7
Turk’s Head knot projects
wooden box, decorative, 6, 7, 12–13, 63, 64, 70
W
wall knot, 75–77
