Great Knots and How to Tie Them

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Format
book
Author
Derrick Lewis
Rating
Finished
Apr 2026

Glossary at the beginning is pretty good. I’m giving you the layer of the land.

Rest of the book gives you names of knots with only two drawings of a 12 step process and then none of the trade-offs of the knot listed, slip doesn’t hold under load, etc.

Odd phrasing on some of the knots that are used for “hanging” or “handcuffs”. Its written in the same tone that you may need to thread a needle or connect fishhook to a line.

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