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Knots, Splices and Rope Work

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Alert member Leatheroo found this book on the Gutenberg Project, which converts copyright free or expired materials to public domain digital copies. It's written for rope, not leather, but who cares? The mechanics are the same, and the information looks very interesting. Good find, Roo! Thanks for sharing!

Johanna

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knots.pdf

knots.pdf

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Thanks Johanna and Leatheroo

Interesting knots. We use a lot of them in the fireservice. We call the Tom fool knot the California love knot.

Mike

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Thanks Rawhide1!

I feel more at ease now!

Roo and Johanna, thanks for this good guide!

I'm sure it will come to good use one day but then again my neighbour is said to be the only one in Sweden that knows this art of sea and ropes and knots fully out so I might knock on his door aswell, lol.

Tom

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ah, the good ol tomfool knot. learned this one at an early age, and used it as a set of handcuffs on my brother. boy did I get in trouble for that one.

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Two other sources of knots:

BSA handbook- this covers most of the practical knots that one may need in day to day life

Ashley Book of Knots- THE definitive book on knots, including turks heads, buttons, et. al.

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