The Ashley book of knots
This is the definitive book on knots. Here are approximately 3900 different kinds, from simple hitches to "Marlinspike Seamanship." Mr. Ashley has included almost everything there is to know about them. Precisely named and classified (some new ones for the first time officially), they can...
| Main Author: | Ashley, Clifford W. 1881-1947 (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Naples, Italy :
Albatross Publishers,
2019.
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Table of Contents:
- On knots
- Occupational knots
- Knob knots. Single-strand stopper or terminal knots
- Knob knots. Single-strand lanyard knots
- Knob knots. Single-strand button knots
- Knob knots. Multi-strand stopper or terminal knots
- Knob knots. Multi-strand lanyard knots
- Knob knots. Two-strand lanyard knots
- Knob knots. Multi-strand buttons, tied in hand
- Knob knots. Multi-strand buttons, tied on the table
- Single-loop knots
- Double- and multiple-loop knots
- The noose
- Knots tied in the bight
- Clove hitch and other crossing knots
- Binding knots
- The Turk's head
- Bends
- Shroud knots (multi-strand bends)
- Belaying and making fast
- Hitches to spar and rail (right-angle pull)
- Hitches to masts, rigging, and cable (lengthwise pull)
- Hitches to stake and post, pile and bollard
- Ring hitches
- Hooks, beckets, and toggles
- Miscellaneous holdfasts
- Occasional knots
- Lashing and slings
- The monkey's fist and other knot coverings
- Flat or two-dimensional knots
- Fancy knots
- Square knotting
- Tricks and puzzles
- Long and short splices (multi-strand bends)
- Eye splices (multi-strand loops)
- Odd splices
- Chain and crown sinnets
- Plat sinnets
- Solid sinnets
- Practical marlingspike seamanship
- Decorative marlingspike seamanship (applied knots).