Learn how to tie more tha 100 knots with easy-to-follow, step-by-step photographs. Includes knots for all purposes: general, Sailing, fishing, camping, climbing, and decorative use. Choose, use, and maintain your ropes and accessories with the comprehensive illustrated guide to equipment.

The only book devoted completely to slicing today's ropes, this fully illustrated, step-by-step guide has been expanded and enhanced in this new edition and now covers wire splices, and splices in Spectra and Kevlar ropes as well as Dacron braid and traditional three-strand. The Splicing Handbook includes every splice project a boater will ever need.

"A beautiful and practical tool for everything from outdoor adventures to arts and crafts, knots come in handy in almost any situation. 40 Knots and How to Tie Them gives step-by-step instructions for the most essential--including knots for camping, climbing, and sailing--and shows you how to practice your new skills to create useful and decorative projects, such as a coaster, a hammock, and a macrame plant hanger. Combining cool craftsmanship with...