The knowledge gained shall expand your skills necessary for basic survival and you will find helpful in everyday living situation. If you appreciate resourcefulness, art, sailing, camping, flying, needlecraft, knitting, crochet, history, physics, tenacity, dedication, collecting, music, carpentry, or anything really. But it's so much more than just an enyclopedia of knots; it's also a glimpse into the history of their use and utility. This book and a piece of cord will open a new and challenging world of practical adventure to readers of all ages. It is no longer the last word in knots, now that slippery, brittle materials with incredible tensile strength such as spectra (made of kevlar) exist.

The glimpse into the history that goes along with some of the knots adds even more value to the book. The Ashley Book of Knots is an encyclopedia of knots written and illustrated by the American sailor and artist Clifford W. On a gray day when I'm in no mood for much I can open ABoK to an arbitrary page and feel myself decompress as I browse. He was an author and painter of consummate skill, well regarded for his paintings of ships and the sea and for his illustrations.x 9" The Ashley Book of Knots is an encyclopedia of knots written and illustrated by the American sailor and artist Clifford W. I can't find it there now, but i remembered it and thought i would list it here for anyone interested. More knots then the internet, honestly in a decision between referencing the internet or this book, I would look in the book first! The edition with the the cover illustration of the sailor on the pier is hilarious if you know what knot he's tying: a handcuff knot.

Although the drawings are clean and simple, I am especially thick-headed when it comes to knots, which is why I am reading this book. Just let me say, I picked this one up out of curousity at the library, started browsing through it, and kept browsing for the next two days. Even if you don't like knotcraft, you simply have to get ahold of this book for a few moments just to flip through. What it does not have is information about modern synthetic ropes and specialized knots that have been developed for them.He describes each step simply and clearly in the text and has penned right alongside some 7000 drawings to make it still more graphic. Due to its scope and wide availability, The Ashley Book of Knots has become a significant reference work in the field of knotting. This is the definitive reference on the subject and well worth adding to ANY library, public, private, or personal.

This is probably the most important book on the subject, and has more knots listed than any other book. Ashley's wonderful 1944 work, The Ashley Book of Knots, which I had the good fortune to find at a yard sale for a quarter, this book would have remained just a thread of an idea. If you only have a casual or moderate interest in knots you may want to pick a less expensive and less voluminous book. I've referred to this beautifully illustrated book many times when looking for just theright way to rig something up in the yard, fastening cargo to the roof of the car, tying my kids to the flagpole. It adds interest that it identifies dangerous variations of well known knots with a skull and crossbones!Before I was finished, I had a piece of parachute cord in my hand trying to learn the knots as I was going along. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -What else needs to be said about knots Almost 650 pages of incredible knowledge, presented in a truzly unique manner. Ashley has devoted eleven years to writing this book, and it is based on forty years of looking for, trying out, and thinking up new knots. From Nobel Laureates Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter to theatre greats Tom Stoppard and Alan Bennett to rising stars Polly Stenham and Florian Zeller, Faber Drama presents the very best theatre has to offer.