[TowerTalk] Knots
Bill Cotter
n4lg at qx.net
Fri Aug 7 10:34:08 EDT 2020
Here are two references that are ideal for learning knots (2.3mB).
Hyatt Verrill's Knots, Splices and Rope Work in pdf
http://www.survivorlibrary.com/library/knots-splices-and-rope-work-.pdf
Ashley Book of Knots is a remarkable 638 page
reference for knots (104mB):
http://www.jayloden.com/bcusa/ashley/The_Ashley_Book_of_Knots.pdf
73 Bill N4LG
At 09:32 PM 8/6/2020, you wrote:
>On tying two ropes together, I would use TWO
>âimproved clinch knots.â (My other hobby is
>bass fishing.) My preference is Palomar knots,
>but thatâs not possible with long ropes. On
>the clinch knots, tie the first one to make a
>small loop; and the second rope would go through
>the loop and tied with the same type
>knot. Google âimproved clinch Knotsâ to
>see how they are tied to fishing hooks, but you
>can improvise from there. Very strong knots.
>73, Fred W3ICM Sent from my iPhone
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