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KNOTSANDTHEIR USE

Asthereaderwillhaveseenin thepreviouspages,most(thoughnotall)afthe
knotsinthisguidebearthestampofthesea;andthis,in fact,correspondsto
thehistoryofthisparticularbranchofhumaninvention.Yetthisdoesnot
meanthatifyouknowthecharacteristicsofagoodsailor'sknot.youcannot
useitinotherareassuchasclimbingorcamping.Thefollowingsummaries
maythereforebeuseful.Theknotsdiscussedin thisbookafelistedunderthe
fourmaincategoriesinwhichtheyaremostused:climbing,camping,sailing,
andfishing,givingforeachactivityasetofknotsthatwouldbeusefulto
know.

Climbingknots

Cowhitch

Safetyharness

Bowline

Rollinghitch

Heavinglineknot

Guideknot

Reefknot

Figure~elghtknot

Carrickbend

Simpletackle

Clovehitchmadeona ring

Doubleclovehitch

Ladder

Campingknots

Cowhilch

Angler'sloop

Bowline

Runningbowline

Knottedsheepshank

Artilleryloop

Sheetbend

Multipleoverhandknot

Highwayman'shitch

Heavinglineknot

Tarbuckknot

Billhitch

Hunter'sknot

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