The Ashley book of knots

FRONTPAGE......Page 629
PREFACE......Page 631
CONTENTS......Page 634
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 636
THE ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTS......Page 638
1. On knots......Page 1
2. Occupational knots......Page 31
3. Knob Knots. Single-strand stopper or terminal knots......Page 83
4. Knob Knots. Single-strand lanyard knots......Page 93
5. Knob Knots. Single-strand button knots......Page 101
6. knob Knots. Multi-strand or terminal knots......Page 115
7. Knob Knots. Multi-strand lanyard knots......Page 129
9. Knob Knots. Multi-strand buttons, tied in hand......Page 139
10. Knob Knots. Multi-strand buttons, tied on the table......Page 165
11. Single-Loop knots......Page 185
12. Double- and Multiple-Loop knots......Page 193
13. The Noose......Page 203
14. Knots tied in the bight......Page 207
15. Clove hitch and other crossing knots......Page 213
16. Binding knots......Page 219
17. The Turk'shead......Page 227
18. Bends......Page 257
19. Shroud knots (Multi-strand bends)......Page 275
20. Belaying and making fast......Page 283
21. Hitches to spar and rail (right angle pull)......Page 289
22. Hitches to masts, rigging and cable (lengthwise pull)......Page 297
23. Hitches to stake and post, pile and bollard......Page 301
24. Ring hitches......Page 307
25. Hooks, beckets and toggles......Page 313
26. Miscellaneous holdfasts......Page 319
27. Occasional knots......Page 323
28. Lashings and slings......Page 335
29. The monkey's fist and other knot coverings......Page 353
30. Flat or two-dimensional knots......Page 361
31. Fancy knots......Page 383
32. Square knotting......Page 399
33. Tricks and Puzzles......Page 405
34. Long and short splices......Page 425
35. Eye splices (multi-strand loops)......Page 445
36. Odd splices......Page 461
37. Chain and crown sinnets......Page 471
38. Plat sinnets......Page 487
39. Solid sinnets......Page 501
40. Practical marlingspike seamanship......Page 511
41. Decorative marlingspike seamanship (applied knots)......Page 549
Bibliography......Page 593
Glossary......Page 597
Index......Page 607
Illustrations. 8 pages of halftones......Page 621
Back......Page 630