The Ashley Book of Knots

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He was an author and painter of consummate skill, well regarded for his paintings of ships and the sea and for his illustrations. His ruling passions were marine painting and knot-tying, on which he was one of the world's leading authorities. Image shows bag lanyards, yoke rope, manrope and two Chinese priest cords on one page and blocks, deadeyes, bull's-eyes, hearts, thimbles, etc. Precisely named and classified (some new ones for the first time officially), they can be easily found in the big index. Even if you don't like knotcraft, you simply have to get ahold of this book for a few moments just to flip through.

Published in 1944, so there's a lot of interesting history in it as well as lots of fascinating information on useful and decorative knots.if you can appreciate a magnificent effort by one person to know, record and share everything there is to know about one thing, you'll appreciate this volume. But it's so much more than just an enyclopedia of knots; it's also a glimpse into the history of their use and utility.

It is no longer the last word in knots, now that slippery, brittle materials with incredible tensile strength such as spectra (made of kevlar) exist. If you appreciate resourcefulness, art, sailing, camping, flying, needlecraft, knitting, crochet, history, physics, tenacity, dedication, collecting, music, carpentry, or anything really. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -What else needs to be said about knots Almost 650 pages of incredible knowledge, presented in a truzly unique manner. The Ashley Book of Knots is an encyclopedia of knots written and illustrated by the American sailor and artist Clifford W.This is probably the most important book on the subject, and has more knots listed than any other book.