Knot-making is simpler than ever. This new easy-to-follow guide, published in partnership with Outward Bound, includes information on using knots in your favorite outdoor activities. Outdoor expert Buck Tilton takes you step-by-step through each bend and turn with clear instructions and detailed photographs. You can count on this handy volume to guide you toward quick success and fool-proof knots.
About Outward Bound v
Introduction viii
1 Of Ropes and Cordage 1
2 Camping Knots: Stoppers 6
Overhand Knot 6
Overhand Knot with Draw Loop 7
Heaving Line Knot 8
Figure 8 Knot 10
Figure 8 Knot with Draw Loop 12
3 Camping Knots: Bends 13
Square (Reef) Knot 13
Sheet Bend 14
Double Sheet Bend 15
4 Camping Knots: Loops 16
Figure 8 Loop 16
Overhand Loop 18
Slipknot (Simple Noose) 19
Hangman's Knot (Noose) 20
5 Camping Knots: Stationary Hitches 22
Half Hitch 22
Two Half Hitches 23
Clove Hitch 24
Clove Hitch on a Ring 25
Clove Hitch on a Stake 26
Cow Hitch (Simple) 27
Cow Hitch (Pedigree) 28
Bull Hitch 30
Transom Knot 32
6 Camping Knots: Moving Hitches 34
Trucker's Hitch 34
Tautline Hitch 36
Killick Hitch 38
Timber Hitch 39
7 Boating Knots: Stoppers 42
Double Overhand Knot 42
Ashley's Stopper Knot 43
8 Boating Knots: Bends 44
Carrick Bend 44
Vice Versa 46
Zeppelin Bend 48
9 Boating Knots: Loops 50
Scaffold Knot 50
Bowline 52
Bowline on a Bight 54
Double Bowline 56
Triple Bowline 58
Midshipman's Hitch 60
10 Boating Knots: Hitches 62
Anchor (Fisherman's) Bend 62
Buntline Hitch 64
Highwayman's Hitch 66
Camel Hitch 68
Rolling Hitch 69
Pole Hitch 70
Pile (Post) Hitch 72
Constrictor Knot 73
Double Constrictor Knot 74
11 Climbing Knots: Hitches 78
Bachmann Hitch 78
Munter (Italian) Hitch 80
Girth Hitch 81
Klemheist Knot 82
Garda Knot 83
Prusik Knot 84
Round Turn and Two Half Hitches 86
12 Climbing Knots: Bends 87
Hunter's (Rigger's) Bend 87
Fisherman's Knot 88
Double Fisherman's Knot 90
Water Knot 92
Figure 8 Bend 94
13 Climbing Knots: Loops 96
Figure 8 Follow-Through 96
Figure 8 Double Loop 98
Figure 8 Triple Loop 100
Loop Knot 102
Alpine Butterfly 103
Spanish Bowline 106
Interlocking Loops 109
14 Miscellaneous Knots 112
Sheepshank 112
Eye Splice 113
Back Splice 114
Common Whipping 116
Asher's Bottle Sling 118
Knife Lanyard Knot 120
Monkey's Fist 122
Simple Chain Sinnet (Monkey Chain) 124
Index 127
About the Author 130
Overview
Knot-making is simpler than ever. This new easy-to-follow guide, published in partnership with Outward Bound, includes information on using knots in your favorite outdoor activities. Outdoor expert Buck Tilton takes you step-by-step through each bend and turn with clear instructions and detailed photographs. You can count on this handy volume to guide you toward quick success and fool-proof knots.