The Ashley book of knots / by Clifford W. Ashley.
| Author/creator | Ashley, Clifford W. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Garden City, New York : Doubleday & Co., [©1944] |
| Description | x, 620 pages : illustrations, plates ; 29 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | The Mariners' Museum ; publication no. 13 Museum publication (Newport News, Va.) ; no. 13. ^A66688 |
| Contents | ''List of books.''p.593-596. |
| 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, 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 bright -- 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 -- Lashings and slings -- The monkey's fist and other knot converings -- 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 marlinspike seamanship (applied knots). |
| General note | "A list of books, belonging to the author, which contain material on knots": pages 593-596. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 593-596). |
| Action note | committed to retain 20170930 20421231 HathiTrust https://www.hathitrust.org/shared_print_program |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Ashley, Clifford W. (Clifford Warren), 1881-1947. Ashley book of knots. Garden City, New York, Doubleday & Co. [©1944] |
| LCCN | 44006788 |
| ISBN | 0385040253 |
| ISBN | 9780385040259 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | VM533 .A8 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |