FRONTPAGEPREFACECONTENTSACKNOWLEDGMENTSTHE ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTS01. On knots02. Occupational knots03. Knob Knots. Single-strand stopper or terminal knots04. Knob Knots. Single-strand lanyard knots05. Knob Knots. Single-strand button knots06. knob Knots. Multi-strand or terminal knots07. Knob Knots. Multi-strand lanyard knots08. Knob Knots. Two-strand lanyard knots09. Knob Knots. Multi-strand buttons, tied in hand10. Knob Knots. Multi-strand buttons, tied on the table11. Single-Loop knots12. Double- and Multiple-Loop knots13. The Noose14. Knots tied in the bight15. Clove hitch and other crossing knots16. Binding knots17. The Turk'shead18. Bends19. Shroud knots (Multi-strand bends)20. Belaying and making fast21. Hitches to spar and rail (right angle pull)22. Hitches to masts, rigging and cable (lengthwise pull)23. Hitches to stake and post, pile and bollard24. Ring hitches25. Hooks, beckets and toggles26. Miscellaneous holdfasts27. Occasional knots28. Lashings and slings29. The monkey's fist and other knot coverings30. Flat or two-dimensional knots31. Fancy knots32. Square knotting33. Tricks and Puzzles34. Long and short splices35. Eye splices (multi-strand loops)36. Odd splices37. Chain and crown sinnets38. Plat sinnets39. Solid sinnets40. Practical marlingspike seamanship41. Decorative marlingspike seamanship (applied knots)BibliographyGlossaryIndexIllustrations. 8 pages of halftonesBack