A Handbook of Knots and Knot Tying: A practical guide to over 200 tying techniques, comprehensively illustrated in over 1200 step-by-step photographs

There are several thousand knots in existence and an almost infinite number of variations. This reference manual and practical handbook presents over 200 of the most essential knots. Everyone is clearly identified by its category of use: angling and fishing; boating and sailing; caving and climbing; and, general purpose and outdoor pursuits, with easy-reference symbols denoting each knot's use at the top of each page.