{"product_id":"the-waterman-s-essential-marine-knot-book-not-book","title":"The Waterman’s Essential Marine Knot Book (Not Book) (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere are books one studies.\u003cbr\u003eAnd there are books one keeps nearby.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Waterman’s Essential Marine Knot Book appears, at first glance, to be a practical guide to the tying of knots. Each plate presents a familiar fastening method, illustrated and described in the traditional manner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlongside these entries, the reader will find corresponding observations—less formal, but no less frequently encountered—documenting the ways in which things are often secured improperly, or not at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFifteen illustrated knot plates in traditional format\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorresponding “Not” entries drawn from common experience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObservations on strain, habit, and misplaced confidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted in the style of early maritime reference materials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume does not correct error.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt merely records it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books by Robert Gill, Jr.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724738760791,"sku":null,"price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0665\/5826\/3383\/files\/3-D_COVER_KNOT_BOOK.jpg?v=1783894720","url":"https:\/\/www.robertgilljr.com\/products\/the-waterman-s-essential-marine-knot-book-not-book","provider":"Books by Robert Gill, Jr.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}