Severn, Bill: Rope Roundup / Book of Rope and Knots The Lore and Craft of Rope and Roping ©1960 Bill Severn, David McKay Co., Inc., NY Hardcover, w/dj, 236 pages Also published by Van Rees Press, NY

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Comments: Contains sections on rope puzzles and rope magic. Illustrated by Yukio Tashiro. Later re-printed as The Book of Rope and Knots.

Contents:

xv Rope Talk

1 Chapter 1 The Ropemakers: history and use of rope

62 Chapter 2 How to Choose and Use Rope
73 Selecting the Right Rope
75 Size and Strength
76 Twist and Construction
77 Cotton Cords
77 Wire Rope
78 Uncoiling a New Rope
78 Preparing It for Use
79 The Care and Handling of Rope
82 Coiling Rope and Storing It

84 Chapter 3 Knots and Ties
100 Work Knots
101 Whipping a Rope
102 The Parts of a Knot
102 Stopper Knots
105 Binding Knots
107 Loop Knots
112 Bends for Joining Ropes
113 Hitches and Other Fastenings
118 Two Simple Splices
122 Knots on the Job

126 Chapter 4 Tricky Knots and Puzzles
127 Tricky Ways to Tie Knots
134 Knots that are Knot
138 Rope and String Puzzles

143 Chapter 5 Cowboy Ropes and Lariats
160 Catch Roping
161 - The Catch Rope and the Target
162 - Coiling the Catch Rope
164 - Making the Toss
164 - The Wind-Up Spin
165 Rope Spinning
166 - Making a Spinning Lariat
166 - Spinning a Flat Loop
168 - The Wedding Ring

170 Chapter 6 Rope Crafts and Games
170 Rope Handles
171 Rope Ladder Bookshelves
172 A Rope Bed
172 Home Safety Tricks With Rope
174 Rope Garden Crafts
175 Mats and Rugs
177 Decorating with Rope and Cord
178 Knots for Buttons
179 Rope Games

183 Chapter 7 Rope Magic
192 A Rope Magic Show
192 Thread to Rope: thread wound into the hand becomes a rope
194 Quick and Easy Cut Rope: cut and restored
196 The Fishing Cowboy: fish appears at end of rope
199 The Gordian Knot: tangled knot turns into cut pieces of rope
201 Sympathetic Ropes: tied ropes and untied ropes change places
203 Bag of Rope: rope appears from empty bag
206 Rope From the Air: one rope appears at the fingertips, and becomes two
208 Hypnotized Rope: floats in the air
210 The Blushing Rope: rope unties itself and turns red
213 The Magic Baseball Game: comedy routine with vanishing and appearing knots
216 Two Rope Magic Acts: sequencing tricks
217 Making Up Other Tricks: tips

219 Rope Words: glossary of terms
229 Some Books About Rope
233 Index