There's a bench in Cully, Switzerland. It's in a little park tucked up against the shore of Lake Geneva. I go there a lot to just sit and think, or...
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talley, September 3, 2007 (view all comments by talley)
Very clear explanation and pictures of useful knots. The pictures are photographs, step-by-step, in making the knot or splice. I've owned this book for 30 years and refer to it again and again. I found the Strngle Knot, which sounds horrible, but is the very best knot for tying together a split chair leg or other round object while the glue is drying. Or a substitute for two half-hitches that unties more easily.
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