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Knot Strength: Structures That Make a Natural-Fiber Knot Strong or Weak (2010)
- crymer11 12y agoFor anyone interested in knots and knot tying, the Ashley Book of Knots[1] is a wonderful book to have. I've spent many happy hours pouring over the knots and their descriptions in this book. [1] - http://www.amazon.com/The-Ashley-Book-Knots-Clifford/dp/0385040253 http://www.amazon.com/The-Ashley-Book-Knots-Clifford/dp/0385...
- utoku 12y agoIt is _the_ book on knots, although it does miss knots invented later in the 20th century, like the Zeppelin bend. I was amazed to learn that it was used as a reference book by mathematical topologists. They will refer to a bend in space as Ashley#1024 for example, since all the knots in the book are numbered in a referential fashion.
- frenchman_in_ny 12y agoThis is he reason why when working with lines, splices are significantly better. My go to reference is Brion Toss -- http://www.briontoss.com/ http://www.briontoss.com/
- blacksmith_tb 12y agoWhere "better" means less likely to fail - in many cases, it could mean "quick" or "easy to teach" for example, which splices are not. Given the tremendous strength of much modern synthetic cordage (especially Spectra / Dyneema), quick-to-tie knots that weaken the line, even by a significant percentage, may be preferable.
- EA 12y agoThe palomar knot is one the strongest knots for tying a hook to fishing line...unless you do not wetten the knot while tying it.
- tgb 12y agoWhile the article claims there are no strength benefits to dressing a knot, it is almost certainly still a good idea if only for the fact that it is easier to recognize a mistake in a knot if it is dressed than if it is not.
- nether 12y agoBD has a brief blog post testing knot strengths: http://blackdiamondequipment.com/en/experience-story?cid=qc-lab-what-is-the-best-rappel-knot http://blackdiamondequipment.com/en/experience-story?cid=qc-...