Nautical Knots Illustrated (2ND)

Features explanations and 295 photographs on how to tie 20 useful knots and splices. This book includes the bowline, reef knot, sheet bend, and clove hitch but also the carrick bend and stevedore knot. It also explains the essentials of smart line handling, as well as ways to handle high-tech rope materials, such as Kevlar and Spectra.