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ABOK index – Part 22 of 59 (chapter 40)

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 40: Practical Marlingspike Seamanship

ABOK # Page Text page Name
3083 512 Hank of fishline or twine †
3084 512 Skein of woolen yarn †
3085 512 Small hank in S turns †
3086 512 Coil hung over a pin †
3087 512 513 Coil flattened against pin rail †
3088 512 513 Large coil secured on pin or cleat †
3089 513 Coil for sea gaskets or furling lines †
3090 513 Storage coil for hanging †
3091 513 Coil based on Angler's Loop †
3092 513 Coil with looped frapping turns †
3093 514 Sheepshank coil †
3094 514 Fireman's coil †
3095 514 Coil in Portuguese Bowline manner †
3096 514 Short-line coil for storage †
3097 515 514 Fisherman's coil †
3098 515 Sailor's coil †
3099 515 Coil, round turn and tuck †
3100 515 Strangle Knot coil †
3101 515 Large coil with rope-yarn stops †
3102 516 Flemish flake †
3103 516 Elliptical Flemish flake †
3104 516 French coil †
3105 516 Whaleman's coil (line tub) †
3106 516 Anchor cable coil (cable tier) †
3107 517 516 Rocket coil †
3108 517 British method of coiling (rocket line)
3109 517 Racked turns
3110 517 Figure-eight flakes
3111 517 Long flake
3112 517 French flake
3113 517 Flemish down
3114 518 Half hitching
3115 518 Marline Hitching
3116 518 Double Marline Hitch
3117 518 Kackling or keckling
3118 518 Nippering
3119 518 Gower's nipper †
3120 518 Racking turns
3121 518 Alternating racking and round turns
3122 518 Snaking down the rigging
3123 518 Clove Hitching (rigging)
3124 518 519 Snaking with a round turn †
3125 519 Marline seizings bending sail to gaff †
3126 519 Sail bent with short reef-knotted pieces †
3127 519 Gloucesterman's boom lacing †
3128 519 Marling sail to gaff and boom †
3129 519 Lace line and screw eyes
3130 519 Foot Stopper or Boom Stopper Knot
3131 520 Rope grommet mast hoop †
3132 520 Wooden mast hoops
3133 520 Galvanized iron hoop
3134 520 Lacing a sail to the mast (Lever) †
3135 520 Sail laced to mast through cringles †
3136 520 Staysail lace line seizing †
3137 520 Staysail bridles with toggle †
3138 520 Rope grommets on staysail hoists †
3139 520 Wooden hank
3140 520 Iron hank, early form
3141 520 Iron hank, modified form †
3142 520 Snap hook, common model †
3143 520 Snap hook, racing model †
3144 520 Snap hook with spring tongue †
3145 520 Storm trysail toggle beckets †
3146 520 Half mast hoop
3147 521 520 Rope-strapped blocks
3148 521 Block strap with large eye †
3149 521 Selvagee block strap
3150 521 Tail block
3151 521 Tail block of Flat Sinnet †
3152 521 Double tail block
3153 521 Block strapped with Rigger's Short Splice †
3154 521 Eye block
3155 521 Made and morticed blocks
3156 521 Parts of a made block †
3157 521 Hook block
3158 521 Jumpsurgee block (grafted block)
3159 522 Single-strapped block
3160 522 Block with two single straps †
3161 522 Double strap
3162 522 Single strap with lashing eyes
3163 522 Double strap with lashing eyes †
3164 522 Block with two single straps (lead) †
3165 522 Clump block
3166 522 Block with becket †
3167 522 Block with double becket †
3168 523 522 Fall eye-spliced to block strap †
3169 523 Block with throat seizing †
3170 523 Two-shiv block
3171 523 Quarter-tackle block strap
3172 523 Swig blocks
3173 523 Topsail halyard block
3174 523 Pendant block strap
3175 523 Span blocks
3176 523 Sheet block pendant
3177 523 Brace blocks
3178 523 Block with a collar
3179 523 Strap-bound block
3180 523 Button and eye strap
3181 524 Clew line block with toggle †
3182 524 Whaler's cutting tackle block
3183 524 Fid block
3184 524 Heaving-down" block
3185 524 Strap with a Long Eye
3186 524 Three-shiv block (du Clairbois)
3187 524 Sister blocks
3188 524 Sister blocks, scored both cheeks †
3189 524 Single-shiv sister block †
3190 524 Fiddle block
3191 524 Shoe block, double strapped
3192 524 Shoe block
3193 525 Lower lift purchase
3194 525 Two straps adjusted to a block †
3195 525 Cut Splice with single block †
3196 525 Pendant block (c. 1600)
3197 525 Double pendant block
3198 525 Furttenbach block (1629) †
3199 525 Strap fitted with Stopper Knots †
3200 525 Block strapped through hole in shell †
3201 525 Snatch block, early strapping †
3202 525 Quarter blocks
3203 525 Euphroe block
3204 525 Reef tackle block strap †
3205 525 Multi-shiv block (Crescentio 1607) †
3206 525 Multi-shiv block (Crescentio 1607) †
3207 525 Threefold block (Roding 1795) †
3208 526 Single whip
3209 526 Runner
3210 526 Single purchase
3211 526 Gun tackle
3212 526 Luff tackle
3213 526 Luff tackle inverted
3214 526 Double purchase
3215 526 Double tackle
3216 526 Winding tackle
3217 526 Winding tackle reversed
3218 526 Threefold or triple purchase
3219 526 Threefold or triple tackle
3220 526 Four-by-three tackle
3221 526 Three-by-four tackle
3222 526 Fourfold purchase
3223 526 Fourfold or quadruple tackle
3224 527 Whip upon whip
3225 527 Double whip
3226 527 Sail tackle
3227 527 Quarter tackle or yard tackle
3228 527 Topgallant halyard purchase
3229 527 Watch tackle, handy-billy or tail tackle
3230 527 Jiggers or jig tackles
3231 527 Top burton
3232 527 Long tackle
3233 527 Spanish burton, single burton, or dory tackle
3233½ 528 Double Spanish burton (1)
3234 528 Double Spanish burton (2)
3235 528 Double Spanish burton (3)
3236 528 Water whip
3237 528 Luff upon luff
3237½ 528 Blackwall Hitch (lanyard)
3238 528 Tackle for setting up shrouds †
3239 528 Setting up shrouds, alternate method †
3240 528 Lanyard Hitch
3241 529 528 Setting up a mainstay †
3242 529 Fish tackle (Lever 1808) †
3243 529 Runner tackle
3244 529 Runner and tackle
3245 529 Throat halyard and jig tackle
3246 529 Peak halyard and jig tackle †
3247 530 Whaling cutting tackle (Sunbeam) †
3248 530 Double threefold purchase †
3249 530 Crescentio's tackle (1607) †
3250 530 Heaving-down tackle (Josephine) †
3251 531 Luff tackle (equivalent), right-angle reeving
3252 531 Double purchase, right-angle reeving
3253 531 Winding tackle (equivalent), right-angle reeving
3254 531 Threefold or triple purchase, right-angle reeving
3255 531 Four-by-three shiv tackle, right-angle reeving
3256 531 Fourfold purchase, right-angle reeving
3257 531 Five-by-four shiv tackle, right-angle reeving
3258 531 Fivefold purchase, right-angle reeving
3259 532 Smeaton's blocks (tenfold purchase)
3260 532 Double purchase, blocks in same plane
3261 532 Winding tackle (equivalent), same plane
3262 532 Threefold purchase, same plane
3263 532 Four-by-three shiv tackle, same plane
3264 532 Fourfold purchase, same plane
3265 532 Five-by-four shiv tackle, same plane
3266 532 Fivefold purchase, same plane
3267 533 532 Mousing a hook
3268 533 532 Parts of a hook †
3269 533 532 Mousing of marline †
3270 533 Hook moused with wire †
3271 533 Sister hooks
3272 533 Shackle in place of mousing †
3273 533 Crowfoot
3274 533 Crowfoot for awnings †
3275 533 Crowfoot at lateen yard head †

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