The student will demonstrate a basic understanding of rope and rope hardware and software; tying of basic knots, and the use of various rope accessories to construct mechanical advantage systems ...

Did you know that knots are among the oldest human technologies? In Five Knots, Timandra Harkness unties a handful of them, and explores how they string together history, culture, forensics, ...

The answer goes back to Dutch sailors in the 1600s who tied knots in a rope tied to a log, then observed how fast their ship moved past them.