The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Knots

Really good book with easy to follow instructions. This book uses different colors for different lines which is definitely helpful. It doesn't have a lot of decorative knots otherwise, I would have given it 5 stars.

I gave this to my climber boyfriend for x-mas and he loved it. I liked the artistic design of the photos and the background stories/histories that accompanied the knots. the pictures are easy to follow. just don't use Super Saver shipping because it is a soft cover, they mailed mine in a soft envelope and the edges were crushed :``(

The Encyclopedia of Knots covers most of the basic knots that a person would be likely to need under normal conditions. The high point of this book is the quality of the illustrations. Between drawn illustrations and large photographs it is easy to follow along. The knots are correct and the illustrations represent the knots as tied. This may sound like what you should expect from a knot book but it has been my experience that it is often not the case. Between books that show the wrong illustration with the knot, leave out a step or suddenly show it from a different direction it is hard to find a good book with these items done correctly. This book does a great job of getting the illustrations right and is easy enough to follow along with that anyone can be tying knots correctly quickly. It also includes some knot history and explains how each knot should be used. A beautifully printed hardback book, I really only had one problem with it. For several of the knots the illustrations were clear but the method described and illustrated was not the easiest way to tie the knot. For example, I know of noone who really ties a figure of eight loop using the method indicated. The end result is the same and so this tying method is valid, but simply not the easiest. Still, even with a more complex method of tying the knot illustrated it is so well illustrated that you have no problem tying it that way.

There have been other knot books on the market, but Geoffrey Budworth's Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Knots is more lavishly illustrated than most, providing hundreds of color photos and illustrations which tell the best way to tie a knot for particular uses. Over eighty of the world's most useful knots are well detailed in a fine home reference.

I always forget how to make knots. This is a worthwhile book. It has enough, not quite enough, knots to make life interesting.But the best thing are the illustrations and instructions. Its hard to find a book thats more clear. especially in some of the more complicated knots. I am going to buy his sailing knot book when I have this one down.