Overview:
Here is an opportunity to learn the few, but necessary, knots (a dozen or so) needed by the timber framer to safely lift heavy loads and tying off timbers for shipment. Students will practice these knots until they own them. All the elements of a knot, bend, and hitch will be covered.
Instructors for this course are Grigg Mullen Jr. and Grigg Mullen III. See navigation for instructor bios.
Recommended Reading:
"Raising Calculations and Prep" by Grigg Mullen,
Timber Framing
67
"Ropes and Knots" by Grigg Mullen, Timber Framing 68
"Lifting Apparatus Calculations" by Grigg Mullen, Timber Framing 69
The Complete Rigger's Apprentice by Brion Toss Additional Reading
Handbook of Rigging for Construction and Industrial Operations, 4th Edition
by W.E. Rossnagel, Lindley R. Higgins, & Joseph MacDonald
Rigging Techniques, Procedures, and Applications: US Army Field Guide FM5-125 by The United States Army