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171:. 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. The entries include knot instructions, uses, and some histories, categorized by type or function. It remains one of the most important and comprehensive books on knots.
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in the field of knotting. The numbers Ashley assigned to each knot can be used to unambiguously identify them. This helps to identify knots despite local colloquialisms or identification changes. Citations to Ashley numbers are usually in the form:
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cordage – typically twisted, laid, or braided rope – was most commonly used. The commentary on some knots may fail to address their behavior when tied with modern synthetic fiber or
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In the first edition, three entries have non-integer numbers: 794.5, 1034.5, 2585.5. Also, entry number 2545 contains no knot, reading only "This knot was mislaid".
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were incorporated. The original list of revisions submitted to the publisher is believed to have been lost, but many had been collected from a series of articles in
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Some knots have more than one Ashley number due to having multiple uses or forms. For example, the main entry for #1249 is in the chapter on
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279:, which I had the good fortune to find at a yard sale for a quarter, this book would have remained just a thread of an idea."
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1759:Mathematical
1686:West Country
1451:Halter hitch
1426:Dropper loop
1303:Marlinespike
1298:Lobster buoy
1273:Hitching tie
1268:Highwayman's
1075:Bimini twist
976:Chain sinnet
950:Trident loop
930:Munter hitch
905:Figure-eight
792:Bottle sling
759:True lover's
694:Heaving line
644:Basket weave
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450:harness loop
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1874:WikiProject
1681:Sailmaker's
1590:Marlinspike
1248:Ground-line
1153:Anchor bend
1085:Fisherman's
1039:Turk's head
999:Carrick mat
802:Corned beef
797:Constrictor
669:Fisherman's
304:Dust jacket
51:Illustrator
1902:Categories
1676:Portuguese
1501:Tom fool's
1228:Falconer's
1168:Bale sling
1024:Friendship
991:Decorative
981:Sheepshank
624:Adjustable
243:(#1425A).
215:kernmantle
1648:Stevedore
1546:Hangman's
1466:Jury mast
1353:Trucker's
1343:Taut-line
1263:Highpoint
1203:Cat's paw
1183:Blackwall
1057:(angling)
925:Klemheist
865:Autoblock
744:Surgeon's
437:Knot News
419:Knot News
392:0959-2881
360:0959-2881
100:Doubleday
97:Publisher
1863:Category
1824:Splicing
1814:Ropework
1801:Mizuhiki
1753:friction
1739:Bindings
1658:Whipping
1643:Overhand
1595:Rat-tail
1573:splicing
1526:Zeppelin
1471:Overhand
1456:Handcuff
1376:Angler's
1328:Sailor's
1198:Buntline
1163:Bachmann
1095:Knotless
870:Bachmann
857:Climbing
837:Strangle
827:Packer's
822:Miller's
769:Zeppelin
724:Shoelace
699:Hunter's
634:Ashley's
69:Language
1887:Commons
1829:Seizing
1819:Lashing
1808:Norigae
1795:Macramé
1785:History
1780:Density
1751: (
1749:Hitches
1615:Stopper
1569:Splices
1559:Tarbuck
1536:Running
1506:Trident
1416:Diamond
1406:Cossack
1391:Bowline
1333:Snuggle
1288:Killick
1188:Blake's
1140:Hitches
1115:Trilene
1105:Palomar
1014:Diamond
847:Transom
817:Jamming
779:Binding
714:Racking
689:Harness
684:Halyard
674:Flemish
659:Carrick
605:By type
234:erratum
77:Subject
72:English
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1836:Sennit
1666:Common
1628:Button
1538:(slip)
1436:Fiador
1396:Bumper
1358:Tumble
1348:Timber
1308:Munter
1278:Icicle
1258:Halter
1218:Distel
1178:Becket
1173:Barrel
1019:Fiador
969:shanks
945:Prusik
807:Granny
729:Shroud
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159:is an
41:Author
1908:Knots
1734:Bends
1571:&
1461:Honda
1338:Swing
1313:Ossel
1293:Knute
1243:Garda
1208:Clove
1125:Turle
1110:Snell
1080:Blood
1070:Arbor
967:&
965:Coils
935:Noose
842:Thief
764:Water
719:Sheet
679:Grief
654:Blood
616:Bends
571:Bight
560:Knots
165:knots
125:Pages
87:Genre
81:Knots
1491:Span
1368:Loop
1323:Pipe
1318:Pile
1253:Half
1193:Boom
1158:Axle
1100:Nail
875:Beer
832:Reef
704:Nail
649:Beer
581:Turn
576:Loop
488:ISBN
478:ISBN
452:and
431:The
388:ISSN
356:ISSN
332:ISBN
308:ISBN
134:ISBN
110:1944
1585:Fid
1580:Eye
1213:Cow
1130:Uni
787:Boa
513:on
163:of
128:638
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