Page 9 - Geoffrey Budworth, Jason Dalton "The Little Book of Incredibly Useful Knots"

Now, whether you engage in demanding outdoor pursuits or need to secure a load to

your roof rack, want to tie a bandage or go fishing, there is a knot that will do the job—and
this book shows you how. But, as Charles L. Spencer noted in his Knots, Splices and

Fancywork, “I have found many instances of different names for the same knot . . . and I

have had to compromise in some cases.”

In this book, knots are grouped loosely according to construction and tying method, and

not always according to use. Up-to-date knotting flourishes on the Internet, where
numerous web masters represent every kind of knot application, from the basic to the

bizarre. In 1990 the New Zealand professor Vaughan Jones was even awarded a Field’s
Medal (the mathematician’s equivalent of a Nobel Prize) for original work in theoretical

knotting.

Read on and learn more about the fundamental—yet fascinating—art, craft, and science of

knots.

GEOFFREY BUDWORTH