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The Complete Book of Knots | 
 enlarge | Author: Geoffrey Budworth
Publisher: The Lyons Press
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 34077
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 7.6 x 0.7
ISBN: 1558216324
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.8882
EAN: 9781558216327
ASIN: 1558216324
Publication Date: July 1, 1997
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Condition: Brand new,may have remainder mark or slight shelfware
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Product Description
A beautifully illustrated guide to knots for home and the outdoors.
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 A Knot Review November 23, 2008
I found this to be a very good reference for knot tying and the pictures along with an explanation of tying the knot are excellent. The book is also great as it provides a history of the knot. The book even has some poems about knots. Just all around great book to have as a reference.
 Knot so good November 3, 2008
I found this book very confusing. In many cases, the illustrations and instructions showed you a straight rope for Step 1 and then the full knot completed for Step 2. I would not recommend this book.
Fine book. Good explanations October 24, 2008
Amazingly enough, I wasn't entirely satisifed with Mr. Budworth's book on decorative knots, The Complete Book of Decorative Knots. This one is different. Maybe it's because the knots in question are more for function than decoration, but I'm able to follow the directions easily. The selection of knots is pretty thorough and the inclusion of a description for where a given knot can be used is very helpful. I've found it very useful learning new knots and reviewing knots I've used in the past. I've been using it as a reference while teaching Scouts how to tie basic knots. It's been very handy.
Five stars easy August 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've owned half a dozen knot books, and this is the best of them. The problem with so many knot books is they show you step three as step one, and make you feel like an idiot because you can't even start. This one doesn't do that. It has by far the easiest instructions for a monkey's fist of any book I've seen.
I don't get the critical reviews. The author is a certified knot superstar and certainly knows his junk. He's seen the other books, and wrote this one. I think most of the criticisms fall into the "over-analyzing" category, or people who just aren't comfortable with two-thumbs-upping anything. Listen--this is a fantastic book. You want to learn knots? It'll teach you.
 Best entry-level knot book I've seen. July 11, 2008
I'm terrible with knots; took me forever to get my 2nd Class Scout badge forty odd years ago because of knots! There are more comprehensive and detaild knot books out there and there are even animated knot-tying websites, but this book's combination of good explanations and illustrations worked for me. For someone whose shoes are rarely neatly tied, it enabled me to stand in front of my instructor in my Master's class and tie my eight knots. Now my Sperrys are tied with sheet bends and have rolled back stoppers at the ends of the laces.
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