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Theaimofthishandbookisbasicallyinstructive,sowehave

concentrated on two specific aspects: illustrations and
terminology.Weconsiderillustrationstobethesimplestand

mostimmediatewayofexplaininghowa knotistied,sowe
havefilmed everystepandarrangedthephotographsina

logicalsequence,showingeachstagefromtheviewpointof

thepersontyingtheknot.Youneedonlytakea lengthofrope
andfollowthephotographsstepbysteptofindthatyouhave
thecompletedknotin yourhand.

The terminology used has been subordinated to the
illustrationsand,withtheexceptionofa fewconcessionsto
theartofseamanship,hasbeenkeptassimpleaspossible.All

you need rememberisthat workingmeans tighteningand
shapingandthataturnisoneroundofa ropetobeableto

understandthebookfully.Forthetermsendandstanding

part,refertotheillustrations.Theend(2)istheterminationof
theropeorthefreeparttowardstheterminationoftherope

withwhichtheknotistied;thestandingpart(1)isthepart
whichisnotactivelyusedinmaking theknotandaround

whichtheknotistiedbytheend.Theslackpartoftherope

betweentheendandthestandingpartisthebight,especially

whenit forms a loopora semicircleasat point 3 ofthe

illustration.

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