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by brunoqc 992 days ago
oh. I said "ABOK" when I meant "Grog". It looks great but it's outdated.
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iskela 992 days ago
How can a knot be outdated? Seems odd in a thread about 80 year old book.
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mighmi 992 days ago
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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dates 992 days ago
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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davidjade 992 days ago
The other decent one (Knot Guide) has now put their knots behind a subscription.
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