ABOK Index

Seaserpent · 20 October 2026 14:28

ABOK index – Part 14 of 59 (chapters 25–27)

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 25: Hooks, Beckets, and Toggles

ABOK #	Page	Text page	Name
1875	314		Blackwall Hitch
1876	314		Double Blackwall Hitch
1877	314		Half Hitch on a hook
1878	314		Stunner Hitch
1879	314		Bill Hitch
1880	314		Marlingspike Hitch on a hook
1881	314		Marlingspike Hitch as Farmer's Noose Hitch
1882	314		Bowline with a Bight on a hook
1883	314		Round Turn and Two Half Hitches on a hook
1884	314		Rolling Hitch on a hook
1885	314		Fisherman's Bend on a hook
1886	314		Single Hook Hitch
1887	314		Clove Hitch as Hook Hitch
1888	315		Single Cat's-Paw
1889	315		Cow Hitch on a hook
1890	315		Ring Hitch on a hook
1891	315		Cat's-Paw
1892	315		Racking Hitch
1893	315		Mousing a hook †
1894	315		Shortening slings (Mullins) †
1895	315		Crow's-Foot
1896	315		Selvagee strap and toggle †
1897	315		Hook and eye †
1898	315		Hook and Stopper Knot
1899	315		Hook block lashed to shroud (Nares) †
1900	316		Becket Hitch
1901	316		Swab Hitch
1902	316		Double Becket Hitch
1903	316		Becket (rope fair-leader) †
1904	316		Becket (iron hook) †
1905	316		Steering-wheel beckets †
1906	316		Double Becket Hitch (2)
1907	316		Becket Hitch with racking turns (Öhrvall) (also: Öhrvall Becket Hitch²)
1908	316		Figure-Eight Hitch to Leader Loop
1909	316		Double Becket Hitch (3)
1910	316		Round Turn and Two Half Hitches to becket
1911	316		Fisherman's Bend, parceled and seized
1912	316		Temporary lifeboat-lashing hitch †
1913	316		Lifeboat hitch with extra turns, slipped †
1914	316		Toggled Bight
1915	316	317	Slipped and Toggled Becket Hitch
1916	317		Bowline bridle to cringle (Bowline Knot) †
1917	317		Bowline bridle inside clinched to cringle †
1918	317		Buntline Hitch through eyelet (Kipping)
1919	317		Toggled Bight for hoisting sail
1920	317		Toggled Bight with extra turns
1921	317		Bight and Eye, toggled
1922	317		Toggle and Eye (Lever)
1923	317		Eye to Eye (about 1800)
1924	317		Eye to Eye (1808)
1925	317		Sheet block and Tack Knot to a clew †
1926	317		Bowlines toggled to bridle (Nares) †
1927	317		Eye toggled to a bight †
1928	317		Cask hoop beckets for rafting water †
1929	317		Signal flag toggles and eyes †
1930	317		Studding-sail tack block toggled †
1931	318		Anchor post with toggle †
1932	318		Hand lead strap with Long Running Eye †
1933	318		Grommet on deep-sea lead †
1934	318		Wire grommet for heavy lead †
1935	318		Single roband with Tag Hitch †
1936	318		Storm trysail toggles and beckets †
1937	318		Double robands of Flat Sinnet †
1938	318		Single reef points †
1939	318		Double reef points of sinnet †
1940	318		T chain hitching post † (also: T Chain Hitching²)
1941	318		Railroad spike toggle for casks †
1942	318		Watch chain toggle †
1943	318		Whaler's blubber toggle and eye strap †

Chapter 26: Miscellaneous Holdfasts

ABOK #	Page	Text page	Name
1944	320		Sister hooks †
1945	320		Key ring †
1946	320		Clip hooks on a ring †
1947	320		Snap hook †
1948	320		Halter snap hook †
1949	320		Tongue hook †
1949½	320		Swivel hook †
1950	320		S or Ess hook †
1951	320		Jute halter †
1952	320		Eye for neck halter snap hook †
1953	320		Neck halter with Matthew Walker Knot †
1954	320		Loom tension adjustment †
1955	320		Tent-rope tension adjustment †
1956	320		Rope-end adjustment (1) †
1957	320		Rope-end adjustment (2) †
1958	320		Ring Hitch around an eyebolt neck †
1959	320		Bridle rein to hitching-post ring †
1960	320		Bridle-rein catch on stone post †
1961	320		Bridle-rein catch set in masonry †
1962	320		Screw eye and nail fastening †
1963	320	321	Black Boy" hitching post †
1964	321		Gondola-mooring hook (Venice) †
1965	321		Hitch to the eye of a hook †
1966	321		Single Hitch to a stud
1967	321		Peg and hole †
1968	321		Window-shade pulley †
1969	321		Venetian-blind cord fitting †
1970	321		Clothesline pinch cleat †
1971	321		Bent-wire clothesline fastening †
1972	321		Patented horseshoe clothesline cleat †
1973	322		Cast-iron tassel counterweight †
1974	322		Cast-iron horse rope rack †
1975	322		Animal rack with Overhand Knots †
1976	322		Reversed cup with Overhand Knots †
1977	322		Sash-cord head halter †
1978	322		Instrument strings with Stopper Knots † (also: Double Overhand Stopper²)
1979	322		Carriage whip snapper in slot †
1980	322		Whiffletree clip †
1981	322		Harness holdback †
1982	322		Wooden whiffletree clip †
1983	322		Punching-bag ball-and-socket fastening †
1984	322		Hammock anchor †

Chapter 27: Occasional Knots

ABOK #	Page	Text page	Name
1985	324		Hitch to a tapering spar (nail and tube) †
1986	324		Rope end grafted to a cone †
1987	324		Crabber's Eye Knot or Crossed Running Knot
1988	324		Left-Hand Sheet Bend (as noose)
1989	324		Flagstaff Knot
1990	324		Lock Knot
1991	325		Jam Hitch
1992	325		Jamming Hitch
1993	325		Midshipman's Hitch
1994	325		Adjustable Jam Hitch
1995	325		Awning Knot
1996	325		Slip Tackle Knot (fall jammed at block) †
1997	325		Fall jammed, hitched around hook neck †
1998	326		Heavy lift from a stay †
1999	326		Tail block on stay with Rolling Hitch †
2000	326		Roband Hitch
2001	326		Slipped Hitch to a boat thwart
2002	326		Thwart hitch (Öhrvall) †
2003	326		Lanyard secured to tool handle (1) †
2004	326		Lanyard secured to tool handle (2) †
2005	327	326	Short End Bend
2006	327		Two-Strand Matthew Walker Knot bottle sling
2007	327		Jug Sling for a heavy bag
2008	327		Bag neck tucked (Becket Hitch) †
2009	327		Bag neck turned around wrist †
2010	327		Third bag grip †
2011	327		Seizing finish ("Clove Hitch") †
2012	327		Flat Knot
2013	327		Flat Knot (Öhrvall)
2014	328		Stump-pulling lever with shears †
2015	328		Dead man anchor †
2016	328		Log anchored by rows of stakes †
2017	328		Heaving-down post †
2018	328		Bight Hitch to a knob
2019	328		Single Hitch to a knob
2020	329	328	Parbuckle and skids †
2021	329		Return parbuckles †
2022	329		Spanish windlass †
2023	329		Heaver as Spanish windlass †
2024	329		Spanish windlass for strapping a block †
2025	329		Twisting a pipe, spar or post †
2026	329		Lifting a heavy load with lever †
2027	330		Rope mud chain for a wheel † (also: Rope "Mud Chain"²)
2028	330		Jury bicycle tire †
2029	330		Heaving on a strand when splicing †
2030	330		Marlingspike Hitch for heaving
2031	331	330	Adjustable rope belt (Rolling Hitches) †
2032	331		Bead knot of interlocked Overhands †
2033	331		Shoe lacing (horizontal surface) †
2034	331		Shoe lacing (diagonal surface) †
2035	331		Shoe lacing without tying †
2036	331		Concealed-end horizontal lace †
2037	331		Riding breeches cuff lacing †
2038	331		Cross-gartered lacing †
2039	331		Ski and skating boot lacing †
2040	332		Signal flag on a staff †
2041	332		Bight to a perforated post †
2042	332		Folding flat material to deflect lead †
2043	332		End to a perforated post †
2044	332		Hanging a loaded sack †
2045	332		Hanging a partly loaded sack (Blackwall) †
2046	332		Hitch to a stanchion † (also: Lighterman's Hitch²)
2047	332		Hitch to a rectangular timber †
2048	332		Towing a boat alongside †
2049	332		Notched arrow for a throwing stick †
2050	333		Sandbag anchor (1) †
2051	333		Sandbag anchor with Multi-Fold Becket Hitch †
2052	333		Stone counterweight for a gate †
2053	333		Net carrier for a globular object †
2054	333		Spanish reef †
2055	333		Bracing a drum †
2056	333		Buoy Rope Hitch to a ladder rung †
2057	333		Horse's tail tied up †
2058	334		Hitch to a cylinder (window weight) †
2059	334		Cross Grafting on a cylinder
2060	334		Taped window weight with marline †
2061	334		Lizard trap from Guinea †
2062	334		Arctic harpoon mounting †
2063	334		Sperm-whale iron mounting †
2064	334		Latching †
2065	334		Chinese windlass †

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