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Knot Tying for Beginners: An Illustrated Guide to Tying 65+ Most Useful Types of Knots
#1 Amazon Best Seller - "The only knot-tying reference book you'll ever need" Have you ever found yourself needing to tie something but didn’t quite know how? Probably, all you could make was a weak, messy knot similar to the one you use to tie your shoes. Don't worry! We’ve got you covered. Often, knowing how to tie a knot properly is very important. A knot incorrectly tied might loosen and break something or, in the worst-case scenario, it might even hurt someone. There's a knot for every situation, and knowing the most common and effective ones can be the key to your safety. Trying to learn them by yourself would involve a lot of research and, in most cases, a waste of time and effort because it's not easy to find a well-organized guide. That is why Best Selling Author Matthew McCoy decided to compile more than 65 of the most common knots and illustrate step-by-step how to tie each of them so you can learn. Inside the Amazon Best Seller Knot Tying for Beginners , you'll ...and much, much more! You'll quickly learn the secrets of a perfect knot through more than 800 illustrations that explain everything you need to know to tie a knot that won’t loosen on you. You'll be surprised at how easy and quick it will be to understand and learn all the knots from basics, boating, fishing, stopper knots, end loops, and much more! It's always better to know a knot and not need it than need a knot and not know it. Don't wait another day! Click the Add to Cart button now and grab a copy of Knot Tying for Beginners to learn and master more than 65+ types of knots to use in every situation and never forget them, + 2 bonus knot books!
201 pages, Hardcover
Published September 24, 2021
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November 8, 2021
Not Well Done
When I saw this book at a book review site, it intrigued me. Unfortunately, I didn't find it well done. The book isn't logically organized. You would think basic knots would be the first knot section, but it is not. For some reason, the author starts with end loops before moving on to basic knots. (By the way, the largest knot section is for ones used on boats.) Each knot is shown in several steps, using dark tan rope on a light tan background. I wish at times the contrast was better between the background and the rope. I also thought, at times, the author did not show the accurate breakpoint between steps. The steps should have been labeled about what you are actually doing in it, as it wasn't always easy to see. After the knot-tying illustrations comes a brief section summarizing what you do, the knot’s uses, its history perhaps, and the advantages of using it. Unfortunately, the author assumes you already have a lot of knot knowledge, using knot-tying vocabulary I was not familiar with. What the heck is a bight? The author doesn't let us know. (Yes, I could look it up, but specialized books like this shouldn’t make you do an internet search every couple of minutes!) A glossary before the illustrated guide would have been helpful. Oddly enough, too, sometimes he uses a knot further in the book to explain something in an early knot. Not terribly helpful. I think the book also should have had headnotes before the illustrations to get a better sense of it before the illustrations. If you have an interest in learning how to tie different knots, I suggest you find another, better book.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
When I saw this book at a book review site, it intrigued me. Unfortunately, I didn't find it well done. The book isn't logically organized. You would think basic knots would be the first knot section, but it is not. For some reason, the author starts with end loops before moving on to basic knots. (By the way, the largest knot section is for ones used on boats.) Each knot is shown in several steps, using dark tan rope on a light tan background. I wish at times the contrast was better between the background and the rope. I also thought, at times, the author did not show the accurate breakpoint between steps. The steps should have been labeled about what you are actually doing in it, as it wasn't always easy to see. After the knot-tying illustrations comes a brief section summarizing what you do, the knot’s uses, its history perhaps, and the advantages of using it. Unfortunately, the author assumes you already have a lot of knot knowledge, using knot-tying vocabulary I was not familiar with. What the heck is a bight? The author doesn't let us know. (Yes, I could look it up, but specialized books like this shouldn’t make you do an internet search every couple of minutes!) A glossary before the illustrated guide would have been helpful. Oddly enough, too, sometimes he uses a knot further in the book to explain something in an early knot. Not terribly helpful. I think the book also should have had headnotes before the illustrations to get a better sense of it before the illustrations. If you have an interest in learning how to tie different knots, I suggest you find another, better book.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
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