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Knot Know-How

“Knot Know How” starts with the 10 knots everyone should know and progresses to: Hitches (attaching a rope to an object); Bends (tying two ropes together); Loops; Stopper knots; Bindings and lashings; Fishing knots; and, Fancy knots. Judkins then shows how to: seize two ropes together; taper a rope; coil and throw a line; cleat a rope; and, splice a rope.

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