50 Knots You Need to Know: Learn 50 knots for sailing, climbing, camping, and more

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Essential rope-and-string tying advice for the nerdily inclined. Includes two lengths of rope to help you practice tying knots. Attention all nerds, put down that laptop and pick up this brilliant guide to tying 50 must-know knots. If you’re unaware of the difference between a Cow Hitch and a Marlinspike Hoop or a Running Bowline and a Square Lashing, all will be revealed in “Knot Nerds.” Packed with step-by-step instructions, discover how to tie knots to get you through any situation, whether it’s nautical knots for sailing adventures or shanks and hitches for camping or climbing weekends. You will learn simple knot-making techniques that can be used for all your nerdly pursuits. And once you’ve graduated from the easy stuff you can move on to the more serious examples, such as a make-shift rope halter to you can use to tame a wild beast or strong knots for securing and tying things together. Also included are a couple of pieces of rope, so you can start tying knows right away. But be warned, it’s VERY addictive! Introduction: Knot for the Faint of Heart Knot Talk Section 1 Tips for the First-time Knot Tier (Knot Basics) Basic Overhand (or Thumb Knot) and Double Overhand Half Hitch Figure 8 Stopper Knot Half Knot Square Knot (Reef Knot) Rope Coiling Whipping the Rope Section 2 A Sailor’s Knots of the Sea (Nautical Knots) Sheet Bend Double Sheet Bend Slip Knot and Noose Cleat Hitch Marlinspike Hitch (Hoop) Albright Knot Anchor Hitch (or Bend) Double Fisherman’s Knot Ashley’s Stopper Knot Section 3 The Outdoor Adventurer’s Guide to Life in the Forest (Camping Knots) Bowline (Bowlan) Clove Hitch Monkey’s Fist Carrick Bend Poacher’s Knot Constrictor Knot Rolling Hitch Tautline Hitch Timber Hitch Square Lashing Tripod Lashing Celtic Knot Section 4 A Handy Guide to Climbing In and Out of All the Things (Climbing Knots) Bow Tie Lark’s Head (or Cow Hitch, Lanyard Hitch) Munter Mule and Hitch Alpine Butterfly Loop Double Alpine Butterfly Loop Prusik Knot Better Bow Blood Knot Sheep Shank The Knut Scaffold Knot Section 5 The Knot Tier’s Guide to Escape (Miscellaneous Strong Knots and Tying Diversions) Mooring Hitch Highwayman’s Hitch Running Bowline Package Knot Barrel Hitch Trucker’s Hitch Honda Knot (or Lasso) Handcuff Knot Tumble Hitch Make a Net Monkey Braid Index Acknowledgments