By Clifford W. Ashley
This can be the definitive publication on knots. listed below are nearly 3900 other kinds, from uncomplicated hitches to "Marlingspike Seamanship." Mr. Ashley has integrated virtually every little thing there's to grasp approximately them. accurately named and categorized (some new ones for the 1st time officially), they are often simply present in the large index. He tells once they seemed, anything approximately their heritage, and what they're sturdy for. in particular, Mr. Ashley supplies specific instructions on easy methods to tie them. He describes every one step easily and obviously within the textual content and has penned correct along a few 7000 drawings to make it nonetheless extra picture. This booklet and a section of wire will open a brand new and demanding global of functional experience to readers of every age. there are lots of unique good points to this casual encyclopedia. remarkable are the pleasant sketches and illustrations via the writer that brighten up each web page. Mr. Ashley, a trendy marine artist, is at his most sensible right here. Sailors were the best experimenters with rope, yet given that they've got no monopoly at the artwork, the writer describes knots utilized in over 90 different occupations. those diversity alphabetically from Archer to Yachtsman, and aesthetically from Florist to Hangman. The 41 chapters contain knots classed below such normal forms as "Hooks, Beckets, and Toggles, " "The Noose, " and "Tricks and Puzzles." Mr. Ashley has committed 11 years to scripting this ebook, and it really is according to 40 years of attempting to find, testing, and considering up new knots. His drawings abound in humo and the textual content is stuffed with colourful anecdotes. THE ASHLEY booklet OF KNOTS will make a special and everlasting addition to any library.
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