Subject Guide: Knots & Knot-Tying

Knots & Knot-Tying

	Knots on the Web
	Animated Knots by Grog Animated knot-tying for boating, climbing, fishing, scouting, search and rescue, and arborists. Also covers safety issues and rope care.
	Search for knots in SeaTalk's online Dictionary of English Nautical Language.
	The Ashley Book of Knots by Clifford W. Ashley was published in 1944 by Doubleday (New York). It is a stunning compilation of knots and their uses. Nothing comparable has been published since and it remains the authoritative source. Despite changes and inventiveness in the last sixty years, few knots have appeared that were not described by Ashley.
Books	Available in the Mass Maritime Library Popple, Leonard. Advanced ropeworking. Glasgow, Brown, Son and Ferguson, Ltd., [1969]. iv, 49 p. MMA CALL NUMBER: VM 533 P67 1969 Berthier, Marc P. G. The art of knots : a sailor's handbook : text and drawings, 1st ed. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1977. MMA CALL NUMBER: VM 533 B4713 Day, Cyrus Lawrence. The art of knotting and splicing, 3rd ed. Annapolis : U.S. Naval Institute Press, c1970. xiii, 225 p. General Note: "This edition contains additional material on synthetic ropes contributed by Wade Hampton DeFontaine." MMA CALL NUMBER: VM 533 D295 1970 Day, Cyrus Lawrence; edited by Ray O. Beard, Jr. and M. Lee Hoffman, Jr. The art of knotting and splicing. 4th ed. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, c1986. MMA CALL NUMBER: VM 533 D295 1986 Budworth, Geoffrey. The complete book of knots. New York: Lyons & Burford, 1997. MMA CALL NUMBER: VM 533 B82 1999 Stopford, Philip James. Cordage and cables, their uses at sea. 2nd ed., reprinted. Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson [1968]. 109 p MMA CALL NUMBER: VM791 S7 1968 Stopford, P. J. (Philip James) Cordage and cables : their uses at sea. 2nd ed. Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1943 [reprinted 1987]. MMA CALL NUMBER: VM 533 S7 1987 Graumont, Raoul and John Hensel. Encyclopedia of knots and fancy rope work. New York: Cornell maritime press, 1943. MMA CALL NUMBER: TT 880 G7 1943 Graumont, Raoul and John Hensel. Encyclopedia of knots and fancy rope work, 4th ed. Cambridge, MD: Cornell Maritime Press, 1952. MMA CALL NUMBER: TT 880 G7 1952 (Ship Library) Graumont, Raoul and Elmer Wenstrom. Fisherman's knots and nets. New York, Cornell Maritime Press, 1948. MMA CALL NUMBER: SH 344 G7 Day, Cyrus Lawrence. Knots and splices Publication info: Camden, ME : International Marine Pub. Co., 1999, c1953. MMA CALL NUMBER: VM 533 D39 1953 Raleigh, Duane. Knots & ropes for climbers 1st ed. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, c1998. Available Online: http://www.netLibrary.com Jarman, Colin and Bill Beavis. Modern rope seamanship : synthetic and natural fibres. Camden, ME: International Marine Pub. Co., 1976. MMA CALL NUMBER: VM 533 J37 Bigon, Mario and Guido Regazzoni. The Morrow guide to knots : for sailing, fishing, camping, climbing. American ed. New York: W. Morrow, 1982. MMA CALL NUMBER: VM 533 B513 1982 Toss, Brion. The rigger's apprentice. Camden, Me. : International Marine Pub. Co., c1984. MMA CALL NUMBER: VM 533 T58 1984 Smith, Hervey Garrett. The marlinspike sailor. Camden, ME: International Marine, 1993. MMA CALL NUMBER: VM 531 S573 1993 Merry, Barbara. The splicing handbook : techniques for modern and traditional ropes. Camden, ME: International Marine Pub. Co., c1987 MMA CALL NUMBER: VM 533 M47 1987 Graumont, Raoul and John Hensel. Splicing wire and fiber rope. Publication info: New York: Cornell maritime press, 1945. MMA CALL NUMBER: VM 533 G7

S. Berteaux. Est. 1 Jun 2006; Last rev. 23 Jun 2006