Knots and Nets - The Various Types, How to Make them and Practical Uses for them

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to knots and netting, including information on the various types, how to make them, and practical uses for them. Complete with detailed, step-by-step instructions and many helpful illustrations, this volume is ideal for anyone with a practical interest in netting, and it would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. The chapters of this book include: "e;Knots"e;, "e;Basic Knots"e;, "e;Turk's Head Knots"e;, "e;Stopper Knots"e;, "e;Knots - Cur, Hair and Gimp"e;, "e;Knotting and Splicing"e;, "e;Knots and Emergency Repairs"e;, "e;Nets, and How to Use Them"e;, "e;Tools and Materials"e;, "e;Calculating Sizes of Nets and Meshes"e;, etcetera. This antiquarian volume is being republished now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition - complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on rope, knots, and nets.