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ABOK index – Part 13 of 59 (chapters 22–24)
Unofficial page-lookup index for The Ashley Book of Knots (1944, corrected-edition page numbering). Names verified against page scans. † = descriptive label, not a name printed in the book. Page = page with the figure; Text page is filled only when the numbered text paragraph is on a different page. Contains no text from the book.
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Chapter 22: Hitches to Masts, Rigging, and Cable (Lengthwise Pull)
| ABOK # | Page | Text page | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1733 | 298 | Timber Hitch and Half Hitch | |
| 1734 | 298 | Rolling Hitch (1) (Magnus, Magner's Hitch) | |
| 1735 | 298 | Rolling Hitch (2) | |
| 1736 | 298 | Magnus Hitch | |
| 1737 | 298 | Rolling Hitch with added Half Hitch | |
| 1738 | 298 | Hitch to a double line (seine head) † | |
| 1739 | 298 | Single-hitched Clove Hitch | |
| 1740 | 298 | Hitch secure from either direction † | |
| 1741 | 298 | Camel Hitch | |
| 1742 | 298 | Two round turns seized (ring rope) † | |
| 1743 | 298 | Reef Pendant Hitch | |
| 1744 | 298 | Arboreal Hitch or Tree Surgeon's Knot | |
| 1745 | 298 | Steeplejack's Hitch | |
| 1746 | 298 | Slack Line Hitch | |
| 1747 | 298 | 299 | Tail block with Half Hitches, stopped † |
| 1748 | 299 | Tail block stopped in rigging † | |
| 1749 | 299 | Tail block, end turned back and stopped † | |
| 1750 | 299 | Block eye lashed to cargo boom (racking) † | |
| 1751 | 299 | Tail block hitched, dogged and hitched † | |
| 1752 | 299 | Tail block round turned, dogged, hitched † | |
| 1753 | 299 | Tail block with Midshipman's Hitch turns † | |
| 1754 | 299 | Tail block with Midshipman's Hitch, hitched † | |
| 1755 | 299 | Cross-lashed strap (cross-gartering) † | |
| 1756 | 299 | Cross-lashed strap for block or spar † | |
| 1757 | 299 | Double tail block † | |
| 1758 | 299 | Sling for hooking a tackle † | |
| 1759 | 299 | Strap or Bale Sling Hitch to mast (also: Barrel Sling²) | |
| 1760 | 299 | Single strap for a well pipe † | |
| 1761 | 299 | Single strap to a telephone pole † | |
| 1762 | 299 | Double strap for hoisting † (also: Icicle-Like Hitch²) | |
| 1763 | 300 | Double strap or sling for hoisting spar † | |
| 1764 | 300 | Cross-Lashed Sling | |
| 1765 | 300 | Deck stopper † | |
| 1766 | 300 | Single Ring Stopper | |
| 1767 | 300 | Double Ring Stopper | |
| 1768 | 300 | Ring Stopper (Gower) | |
| 1769 | 300 | Ring Stopper for wire hawser (Knight) | |
| 1770 | 300 | Nippers on messenger † | |
| 1771 | 300 | Chain and ring on rigging table † | |
| 1772 | 300 | Shiver Hitch (Lever) |