Knots
The art of knot tying is known as "Marlinespike Seamanship." Good sailors
take pride in their ability to chose and tie knots. For practice, a section
of rope six feet long with a diameter of 1/2" is a good size. Tie each
knot several times to make a mental picture of the sequence. The animated
diagrams will help you form that mental picture. With practice you'll be
able to tie a knot without thinking about it. The end of the line that
you work with in tying knots is called the "Bitter End." The main length
of line is the "Standing Part."
Knots for boating
BoatU.S.--Know Your Knots
Videos on basic knots
Animated descriptions
Animated Boating Knots by Grog
Marinews, an Australian
marine industry site provides automated knot tying descriptions
Automated diagrams
of several knots From BoatSafeKids, a very nice basic boating site
Knots for fishing
Animated descriptions
Marinews,
an Australian marine industry site provides automated knot tying descriptions
General
An amazing
collection of knotting resources It is provided by Peter Suber,
Department of Philosophy, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana, 47374, U.S.A.
The following table of contents illustrates the vast and comprehensive nature
of this web site. If you go there, have fun; you may never come back here!
Table of Contents
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