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Re:The Ashley Book of Knots by brunoqc on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @03:21PM (#37679863)
oh. I said "ABOK" when I meant "Grog". It looks great but it's outdated.
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Re:The Ashley Book of Knots by iskela on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @03:50PM (#37680275)
How can a knot be outdated? Seems odd in a thread about 80 year old book.
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Re:The Ashley Book of Knots by mighmi on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @04:40PM (#37680987)
Clearly we have higher performing knots which leverage modern material benefits for less slippage, total movements/tying time and complexity etc.!
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Re:The Ashley Book of Knots by dates on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @11:29PM (#37684862)
The application and material of ropes has changed over time, specifically ABOK was published just before the advent of Nylon ropes.
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Re:The Ashley Book of Knots by davidjade on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @08:46PM (#37683699)
The other decent one (Knot Guide) has now put their knots behind a subscription.
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