Des Pawson's Knot Craft

Author: Des Pawson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780939837960
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Des Pawson has been a professional ropeworker for more than 25 years. His passion for knots goes back to the time when, aged 7, he was given a book with some knots in it. He has studied knots and sailors' ropework ever since. Over that time he has built up a number of recipe books containing the information required to make each item, whether it is a key fob, fender, mat or knife lanyard. Des Pawson's Knot Craft contains a selection from those recipe books, giving the reader the basic designs, illustrating which knots and sennits are used to make them. Here is a step-by-step breakdown of how to put the knots together as well as the size and lengths of materials required. Many books have been published on how to tie practical knots but not many books give help in putting the knots together to make an object.

Des Pawson's Knot Craft and Rope Mats

Author: Des Pawson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472922794
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 178

Book Description
This wonderful collection of Des Pawson's personal ropecraft recipes combines an expanded and now full-colour collection of projects from Des's popular Des Pawson's Knot Craft, together with 20 new and brilliant mat designs. Readers can learn how to make 60 different ropework projects, including mats, bellropes, key fobs, fenders and doorstops. Along with fascinating titbits of nautical history as background to many projects and guidance as to how they can be the starting point for many other items, Des gives step-by-step instructions on how to put these knots together to form the finished article, and advice on the size and lengths of the materials required - just as you would find in a recipe book. Full-colour illustrations, clear and practical tips on technique, and photos of the finished products mean that this book is ideal for all abilities. With this book to hand, readers will have the confidence to start making desirable objects with knots because, as Des says, this is the book that makes all other knot books work!

Creative Ropecraft

Author: Stuart Grainger
Publisher: Sheridan House, Inc.
ISBN: 9781574091151
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
This book is the standard work on the subject of practical and decorative knots and ropework.

The Ultimate Book of Decorative Knots

Author: Lindsey Philpott
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1602392420
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 641

Book Description
"A comprehensive and beautifully presented book, which is really a work of art in itself." --Towpath...

Des Pawson's Knot Craft

Author: Des Pawson
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408107813
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 113

Book Description
Now in a new larger format, this treasure trove of Des Pawson's personal ropecraft recipes contains projects ranging from bellropes, key fobs and fenders to mats, doorstops, knife lanyards and belts. Along with fascinating tit bits of nautical history as background to many projects and guidance as to how they can be the starting point for many other items, Des gives step-by-step instructions on how to put these knots together to form the finished article, and advice on the size and lengths of the materials required - just as you would expect from a recipe book. With this book to hand, readers will have the confidence to start making desirable objects with knots because, as Des says, this is the book that makes all other knot books work! 'Each chapter begins with some background or history, and you'll certainly never look at a frayed off-cut of rope in quite the same way again.' Classic Boat 'A must' Waterways World 'A gem of a book' Canal Boat and Inland Waterways

Knot Craft

Author: Des Pawson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780939837632
Category : Knots and splices
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Pocket Guide to Knots & Splices

Author: Des Pawson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780785814467
Category : Knots and splices
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
From the simple reef knot to the more complex Fisherman's knot, this colorfully illustrated guide will give you the knowledge to grasp the skill of tying knots.

Des Pawson's Knot Craft

Author: Des Pawson
Publisher: Adlard Coles
ISBN: 9780713654417
Category : Knots and splices
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
A treasure trove of recipes for making a wealth of items, this book contains projects ranging from bellropes, key fobs and fenders to mats, doorstops, knife lanyards and belts. Along with the background to many projects and guidance as to how they can be the starting point for many other items, there is a step-by-step breakdown of how to put these knots together as well as the size and lengths of the materials required - just as you would expect from a recipe book.

The Art of Knotting and Splicing

Author: Cyrus Lawrence Day
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description

The Marlinspike Sailor [Second Edition, Enlarged]

Author: Hervey Garrett Smith
Publisher: Martino Fine Books
ISBN: 9781614273653
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 126

Book Description
2012 Reprint of 1952 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. "Knowledge of marlinspike seamanship is what distinguishes the true seaman from the man who merely ventures upon the water. No one can become a skipper, or should aspire to that distinction, who has not mastered knots, palm and needle work, and the making of small objects on board as necessary. In fact the few required knots, hitches or bends should be so well known that they can be tied blindfolded or in the dark....The greatest single value of this work is the amazing clarity he achieves in his drawings. He has set a new standard for all time. Rope is a difficult subject to draw. Like the sea itself, it changes its appearance constantly"-From the Forward.