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  2. The Ashley Book of Knots - Wikipedia

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    The Ashley Book of Knots is an encyclopedia of knots written and illustrated by the American sailor and artist Clifford W. Ashley. First published in 1944, it was the culmination of over 11 years of work. The book contains 3,857 numbered entries and approximately 7,000 illustrations. [1]

  3. Clifford Warren Ashley - Wikipedia

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    Ashley Book of Knots. Ashley is perhaps most famous for The Ashley Book of Knots (1944), an encyclopedic reference manual with directions and descriptions for and illustrations of 3,857 knots. [1] He was the first author to publish several knots, including what are now called Ashley's stopper knot and Ashley's bend.

  4. Magnus hitch - Wikipedia

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    The magnus hitch is a knot similar to a rolling hitch or clove hitch, used to tie a rope or line to a pole, spar, or another line.It is tied similarly to a rolling hitch but with the final hitch in the opposite direction.

  5. Constrictor knot - Wikipedia

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    First called "constrictor knot" in Clifford Ashley's 1944 work The Ashley Book of Knots, this knot likely dates back much further. [5] Although Ashley seemed to imply that he had invented the constrictor knot over 25 years before publishing The Ashley Book of Knots, [1] research indicates that he was not its only originator, but his Book of Knots does seem to be the source of subsequent ...

  6. Butterfly loop - Wikipedia

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    Clifford Ashley presented the knot in 1944 (text & image #1053), calling it the lineman's loop; he attributed its first publication to J.M. Drew, but made no specific reference as to the source of this claim. [9] A 1912 article called "Some Knots and Splices" by Drew appears in the bibliography of The Ashley Book of Knots. [10]

  7. Rolling hitch - Wikipedia

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    The Ashley Book of Knots identifies these two variations as "Rolling Hitch (1)" and "Rolling Hitch (2)" and numbers them #1734 and #1735 respectively. Despite the potential for confusion with the older usage, Ashley chose the name "Magnus Hitch" to refer to knot #1736, which is simply #1734 tied with the final hitch made in the opposite ...

  8. Halyard bend - Wikipedia

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    wrap the end two or more times around the object; make the end hook around the standing part and under all wrappings, to come out by the last wrap

  9. Uni knot - Wikipedia

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    The knot, shown with three passes, was published in 1944 under the name gallows knot (#1121) in The Ashley Book of Knots. Ashley notes that it is actually an alternate arrangement of the multiple overhand noose. His diagram shows how the knot can be manipulated into the more familiar form. [1]

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