The Field Guide to Knots by Holtzman, Bob -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Dedication Title Page Contents Introduction

Why This Knot Book? How to Use This Book What Knots Are Included? Why So Many Knots? General Guidelines for Tying Knots Safety

Part One: Rope and Knot Basics

Anatomy and Taxonomy Working Terms and Basic Shapes Types of Knots Finishing Knots Untying Knots Buying Rope Rope Construction and Materials Natural Versus Synthetic Fibers Caring for Rope Coiling for Storage Alpine Coil Fireman’s Coil Wrapped and Reef-knotted Coil Butterfly Coil

Part Two: Foundation Knots

1. Overhand Knot 2. Slipped Overhand Knot 3. Double Overhand Knot 4. Overhand Loop 5. Single Hitch 6. Half Knot 7. Half Hitch 8. Slipped Half Hitch

Part Three: Stopper Knots

9. Figure 8 Knot 10. Figure 8 Knot—Alternate Method 11. Slipped Figure 8 Knot 12. Stopper Knot 13. Sink Stopper Knot 14. Stevedore Knot 15. Heaving Line Knot 16. Monkey’s Fist

Part Four: Binding Knots

17. Square Knot 18. Slipped Square Knot 19. Granny Knot 20. Thief Knot 21. Surgeon’s Knot 22. Surgeon’s Knot with Second Tuck 23. Strangle Knot 24. Miller’s Knot 25. Packer’s Knot

Part Five: Loop Knots

26. Double Overhand Loop 27. Figure 8 Loop 28. Threaded Figure 8 Loop 29. Directional Figure 8 Loop 30. Fisherman’s Loop 31. Double Overhand Sliding Loop 32. Angler’s Loop 33. Bowline 34. Bowline with Stopper 35. One-handed Bowline 36. Dutch Bowline 37. Bowline with Two Turns 38. Water Bowline 39. Portuguese Bowline 40. Eskimo Bowline 41. Bowline on a Bight 42. Spanish Bowline 43. Alpine Butterfly

Part Six: Bends

44. Water Knot 45. Sheet Bend 46. Double Sheet Bend 47. Tucked Sheet Bend 48. Three-way Sheet Bend 49. Flemish Bend 50. Double Figure 8 Bend 51. Carrick Bend 52. Zeppelin Bend 53. Hunter’s Bend 54. Ashley’s Bend 55. Fisherman’s Knot 56. Double Fisherman’s Knot 57. Blood Knot

Part Seven: Hitches

58. Marlinespike Hitch 59. Round Turn and Two Half Hitches 60. Turn and Two Half Hitches 61. Taut Line Hitch 62. Buntline Hitch 63. Anchor Bend—Version 1 64. Anchor Bend—Version 2 65. Clove Hitch 66. Clove Hitch on a Bight 67. Constrictor Knot 68. Rolling Hitch 69. Timber Hitch 70. Cow Hitch Method 1: On a Bight 71. Cow Hitch Method 2: In a Sling 72. Cow Hitch Method 3: Over the End 73. Cow Hitch Method 4: With One Working End 74. Pedigree Cow Hitch 75. Cow Hitch with a Toggle 76. Mooring Hitch 77. Highwayman’s Hitch

Part Eight: Lashings and Special-purpose Knots

78. Square Lashing 79. Diagonal Lashing 80. Sheer Lashing 81. Pole Lashing 82. Slip Knot Trucker’s Hitch 83. Sheepshank 84. Cleat Hitch 85. Prusik Knot 86. Klemheist Knot 87. Italian Hitch

Part Nine: Whipping and Seizing

Materials and General Methods Common Whipping French Whipping Flat Seizing

Glossary Resources Index Credits Copyright Page