The Waterman’s Essential Marine Knot Book (Not Book) (Paperback)

There are books one studies.
And there are books one keeps nearby.

The 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.

Alongside 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.

Inside:

• Fifteen illustrated knot plates in traditional format
• Corresponding “Not” entries drawn from common experience
• Observations on strain, habit, and misplaced confidence
• Printed in the style of early maritime reference materials

This volume does not correct error.

It merely records it.