ABOK Index

Seaserpent · 20 October 2026 14:27

ABOK index – Part 5 of 59 (chapters 6–7)

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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Source keys (¹ ² …) and ? on alternative names are explained in Part 1.

Chapter 6: Multi-Strand Stopper or Terminal Knots

ABOK #	Page	Text page	Name
670	116		Crown Knot (Three-Strand Crown)
671	116		Wall Knot (Three-Strand Wall)
672	117		Wall and Crown Knot
673	117		Deck Stopper
674	117		Stopper Knot (also: Single Wall²)
675	117		Double Wall (1) (also: Double Wall Knot (1)²)
676	117		Double Wall Knot (2)
677	118		Double Wall Knot (3)
678	118		Full or Double Matthew Walker Knot (also: Full Matthew Walker Knot²)
679	118		Strap and Button becket
680	118		Double or Full Matthew Walker on diagram (also: Double Matthew Walker², Full Matthew Walker²)
681	118		Matthew Walker (Single Matthew Walker)
682	119		Matthew Walker, able seaman's way †
683	119		Matthew Walker, ordinary seaman's way †
684	119		Two Single Wall Knots (early Lanyard Knot) †
685	119		Lanyard Knot
686	119		Deck bucket bail with Matthew Walkers †
687	120		Lanyard Knot, able seaman's way
688	120		Lanyard Knot, ordinary seaman's way
689	120		Lanyard Knot for rope handrails †
690	120		Lanyard Knot in an upper deadeye
691	121		Four-Strand Full or Double Matthew Walker
692	121		Four-Strand Single Matthew Walker
693	121		Diamond Knot (Single Diamond)
694	122		Double Diamond (lead followed above)
695	122		Double Diamond (lead followed below)
696	122		Footrope Knot
697	122		Double Footrope Knot
698	123	122	Cat Stopper Knot
699	123		Single Crown and Double Wall (1)
700	123		Single Crown and Double Wall (2)
701	123		Single Crown and Double Wall (3)
702	123		Stopper Knot in a life line †
703	124		Crown and Lanyard Knot / Crown and Matthew Walker Knot
704	124		Crown and Double Matthew Walker
705	124		Footrope Knot variation
706	124		Double Crown and Single Wall
707	124		Double Crown and Matthew Walker
708	125	124	Crown and Diamond (Single Crown and Diamond Knot)
709	125		Double Crown and Diamond (Rose Knot)
710	125		Twice crowned
711	125		Wall and Crown
712	125		Wall and Crown, Three-Ply
713	126		Stopper Knot crowned and double walled †
714	126		Matthew Walker Crowned
715	126		Diamond Knot Crowned
716	126		Diamond Knot and Block Strap
717	126		Cable Stopper Knot
718	127	126	Cable Stopper Knot, six strands
719	127		Buoy Rope Knot
720	127		Buoy rope bent to an anchor †
721	127		To crown a cable
722	127		Crowned cable with artificial eye †
723	128		Leather washers and collars †
724	128		Slashed cap †
725	128		Rope swivel †
726	128		Stopper Knots under a swing seat †

Chapter 7: Multi-Strand Lanyard Knots

ABOK #	Page	Text page	Name
727	130		Star
728	130		Crown, tied by the diamond method
729	130		Wall Knot, tied by the diamond method
730	130		Matthew Walker, tied by the diamond method
731	131		Multi-Strand Matthew Walker Knot
732	131		Double Single Matthew Walker Knot (also: Double Single Matthew Walker²)
733	131		Double Full Matthew Walker Knot
734	131		Cube-Shaped Diamond Knot
735	132		Half Round Diamond Knot
736	132		Bag lanyard
737	132		Diamond Knot like Five-Strand Flat Sinnet †
738	132		Diamond Knot variation (1)
739	132		Diamond Knot variation (2)
740	132		Diamond Knot variation (3)
741	132	133	Diamond Knot variation (4)
742	133		Footrope-based lanyard knot in tiers †
743	133		Footrope-based knot with Wall base †
744	133		Knot tied in the end
745	133		Emerald Knot
746	134		Footrope-based knot, three strands †
747	134		Lanyard Knot tightened through a Constrictor †
748	134		Diamond Knot doubled like Knife Lanyard †
749	134		Knot of herringbone texture †
750	134		Footrope Knot doubled †
751	134		Zigzag Lanyard Knot
752	134		Knot of similar aspect, differently tied †
753	134	135	Cycle profile: Matthew Walker †
754	134	135	Cycle profile: #745 and #752 †
755	134	135	Cycle profile: Diamond and #748 †
756	134	135	Cycle profile: Footrope Knot †
757	135		Diamond Sinnet Knot
758	135		Captain Charles W. Smith's Sinnet Knot
759	135		Captain Albert Whitney's Sinnet Knot †
760	135		Link Sinnet Knot
761	135		Sinnet Knot (another)
762	136		Admiral Luce's Deck Stopper Knot
763	136		Single Crown and Double Wall
764	136		Lanyard of alternating Diamond and Footrope Knots †
765	136		Manuel Perry's Sinnet Knot
766	136		Knot with pronounced center and rim leads †
767	136		Reverse of #766 †
768	137		Triangular three-strand lanyard knot †
769	137		Lanyard Knot from Multi-Strand Button #624
770	137		Four-strand elliptical lanyard knot †
771	137		Toggle-Shaped Knot of four strands
772	137		Pocket-Shaped Knot of four strands
773	138		Long Four-Strand Lanyard Knot
774	138		Triangular Knot of four strands

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