Clifford Warren Ashley (December 18, 1881 – September 18, 1947) was an American artist, author, sailor, and knot expert. Ashley was born in New Bedford...
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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...
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Ashley's stopper knot, also known as the oysterman's stopper, is a knot developed by Clifford W. Ashley around 1910. It makes a well-balanced trefoil-faced...
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List of knot terminology (section W)
p. 113. ISBN 978-0-07-135438-7. Clifford W. Ashley, The Ashley Book of Knots (New York: Doubleday, 1944), 603. Ashley, 549. Smith, Hervey G. (September...
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The Shipping News (section Ashley's influence)
Proulx states, "And without the inspiration of Clifford W. Ashley's wonderful 1944 work, The Ashley Book of Knots, which I had the good fortune to find...
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skeins, balls, etc. Ashley, Clifford W. (1944), The Ashley Book of Knots, New York: Doubleday, p. 12 Ashley, Clifford W. (1944), The Ashley Book of Knots,...
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"constrictor knot" in Clifford Ashley's 1944 work The Ashley Book of Knots, this knot likely dates back much further. Although Ashley seemed to imply that...
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not recommended for life-critical applications. List of knots Clifford W. Ashley, The Ashley Book of Knots (New York: Doubleday, 1944), p.188 #1034½. Soles...
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of binding knots List of knots Clifford W. Ashley, The Ashley Book of Knots (New York: Doubleday, 1944), 36-38. Ashley(1944), p. 337 Gordon Perry, Knots...
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of Knots, image 42. The Ashley Book of Knots, p. 604. The Ashley Book of Knots, text to image 32. Clifford W. Ashley, The Ashley Book of Knots (New York:...
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Guides: Knots (New York: Hearst Marine Books, 1990), 79–80. Clifford W. Ashley, The Ashley Book of Knots (New York: Doubleday, 1944), 262–263. Arthur Charles...
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handles were wrapped in keckling knots to prevent wood rubbing on wood. Clifford W. Ashley shows two versions of ABOK 3602. Below is without, above with additional...
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effective friction hitch The Ashley Book of Knots: Knot reference work List of friction hitch knots Clifford W. Ashley, The Ashley Book of Knots (New York:...
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www.chineseknotting.org. Retrieved 21 April 2018. The Ashley Book of Knots, Clifford W. Ashley, Doubleday, New York. ISBN 0-385-04025-3 (#1032) "Baggy's...
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this is a source of regret to them both as it was the centenary of Clifford W. Ashley's birth. The object of the Guild shall be the advancement of education...
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tower industry as a tag knot.[citation needed] List of knots Clifford W. Ashley. The Ashley Book of Knots. Doubleday, 1944. p. 306. Phillips, Ken. "NPS...
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Association (MITNA). 1995 [1981]. Retrieved 2015-06-10. Ashley, Clifford W. (1944). The Ashley Book of Knots, p.295. Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-04025-3. Brion...
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bag mouth, and tightened List of binding knots List of knots Clifford W. Ashley, The Ashley Book of Knots (New York: Doubleday, 1944), 62. Ashley, 224....
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stitch Coil knot Daisy chain Sennit Sling (climbing equipment) Clifford W. Ashley, The Ashley Book of Knots (New York: Doubleday, 1944), 209. Chain stitch...
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related packer's knot. List of binding knots List of knots Clifford W. Ashley, The Ashley Book of Knots (New York: Doubleday, 1944), 37-38. http://notableknotindex...
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wikidata descriptions as a fallback Budsworth, Clifford W. Ashley, with amendments by Geoffrey (1993). The Ashley book of knots. New York: Doubleday. p. 88...
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troublesome if the rod is not tapered. Marlinespike seamanship Clifford W. Ashley, The Ashley Book of Knots (New York: Doubleday, 1944), 330. Ashley, 303, 305....
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List of binding knots List of knots Clifford W. Ashley, The Ashley Book of Knots (New York: Doubleday, 1944), 62. Ashley, 291. An Introduction to the Theory...
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variation, from the left, is: under-under-under/under-under. Clifford W. Ashley, The Ashley Book of Knots (New York: Doubleday, 1944), 212. Charles Hamel...
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nearby. It is named for Clifford Warren Ashley, an American artist, author, and whaling historian. The name "Clifford Ashley Mountains" was used by Robert...
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hitch, this knot is strong, secure and compact. List of knots Clifford W. Ashley. The Ashley Book of Knots. Doubleday, New York. #1714, p. 295. ISBN 0-571-09659-X...
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Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1935; illustrations by Clifford W. Ashley{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) Forty Years of American-Japanese...
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it might be necessary to tend the lines as the yards are braced round. Clifford W. Ashley, The Ashley Book of Knots (New York: Doubleday, 1944), 310....
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Glossary of nautical terms (M–Z) (section W)
form of foil used e.g. to seal tea chests from dampness) although Clifford W. Ashley notes that there was a "definite sporting limit" to the weight thus...
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Colin: Top Knots; NY: Barnes & Noble (2001); ISBN 978-0919028456 Clifford W. Ashley. The Ashley Book of Knots. Doubleday, New York. ISBN 0385040253, p. 291...
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