The Morrow Guide to Knots
by Guido Regazzoni, Mario Bigon
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Author: Guido Regazzoni, Mario BigonEdition: Paperback
Audio: Italian (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1982-09-01
ISBN: 0688012264
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Collins Reference
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- ISBN13: 9780688012267
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Book Reviews of The Morrow Guide to Knots
Book Review: Dated, inaccurate, and mainly for sailors
Summary: 2 Stars
In a word: disappointing.
While the book does cover a wide spectrum of knots (from some appropriate to jury-rigging a mast to some that are purely decorative) the amount of information provided on each knot is unsatisfactory, sometimes inaccurate, and clearly written principally with sailors in mind. The caveats provided regarding the best uses of each knot seem like hand-me-down wisdom as opposed to empirical facts, as when the author warns that the "Flemish" variation of the Figure-8 knot, also known as a Figure-9 knot, is weak. If fact, this knot has a marginally higher breaking strength and is easier to untie than the standard figure-8. Much conventional thinking regarding knots and ropecraft has been found to be false since climbers and others have begun rigorously testing materials and techniques, and this book predates these discoveries.
It is my opinion that the general knot-adoring public is much better served by an in-depth treatment of a few knots, used in a variety of ways, than with a book that breezes through eight ways to tie a fishing line to an eyeless hook.
I wish I could recommend a better book, for surely there are many that exist (e.g. Ashley Book of Knots, for the devoted), but truthfully the best resources I've found for knot-tying are all online, for free.
Have fun with your knots, pass on this book.
Summary of The Morrow Guide to Knots
Here is an entirely different kind of knot book! For the first time, here are step-by-step instructions that take full advantage of color photography to teach the art of tying knots. Unlike illustrations in other books, these pictures show every step looking over the shoulder of the tier -- the way you see the knot as you make it. And when two or more ropes are involved, they are color coded so you can clearly tell them apart.
Included in addition are a section on decorative knots, a cross-reference list of the many applications of knots, and a detailed glossary. The Morrow Guide to Knots is a reliable and essential reference tool for all sportsmen and campers, homeowners, and youngsters as well.
For anyone who's ever despaired of making a bowline knot from instructions saying "dive into the bunny hole," or illustrations showing a plain line in figure 1, a completed knot in figure 4, and a bafflement of loops in between, here is a solution. Originally written in Italian but translated into English by Maria Piotrowska, the Morrow Guide discloses the secrets of knots for sailing, fishing, camping, and climbing, with clear instructions and 647 color photographs that take the mystery out of the swivel hitch, the grapevine knot, the knotted sheepshank, the Spanish bowline, the stopper knot, and 68 more.
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