The ABOK Index lists every numbered figure in The Ashley Book of Knots. Many figures have no name printed in the book, so the index gives them a descriptive label marked with †. A † label is our description, not Ashley's name.
This topic covers Chapter 41: Decorative Marlingspike Seamanship (Applied Knots) (cont.) (part a of 2, #3463–#3680) (Part 24, post #25, Part 25, post #26). There are 97 † entries in it. If you know a recognised name for any of them (from Ashley elsewhere in the book, another knot book, or established trade or common usage), please share it. Names for terms, rope situations and equipment are welcome too, but knots come first.
How to reply
- One reply per name.
- Use exactly this format:
#<ABOK number> – <name> – <source, optional>
Example:#76 – <proposed name> – <book, author, page> - Check the existing replies first. If someone has already given the same name,
their post instead of repeating it. If you disagree, reply to that post with your source. - Approved names will be added to the index. The † will then be removed or the source noted.
Knots wanting a name (priority)
| ABOK # | Current † label | Index |
|---|---|---|
| 3470 | Nettle tapered and seized | Part 24 |
| 3471 | Nettle side spliced | Part 24 |
| 3472 | Nettle stitched with sail twine | Part 24 |
| 3491 | Flemish flake door mat | Part 24 |
| 3493 | Shouldering a woven or sword mat | Part 24 |
| 3497 | Thrummed canvas mat | Part 24 |
| 3522 | Securing thread with Overhand Knot | Part 24 |
| 3545 | Needle-hitched knife sheath | Part 24 |
| 3546 | Needle hitching with extra turn | Part 24 |
| 3558 | Pointing with fishline over yarns | Part 24 |
| 3559 | Needle-hitched pointing | Part 24 |
| 3565 | Pointing with Square Sinnet | Part 24 |
| 3567 | Cloth-covered point tip | Part 24 |
| 3568 | Canvas-covered manrope point | Part 24 |
| 3574 | Yacht shroud cap with Turk's-Head | Part 24 |
| 3577 | Queue (platted sinnet) | Part 24 |
| 3578 | Swab (Swab Hitch) | Part 24 |
| 3579 | Swab through a grommet | Part 24 |
| 3580 | Grommet swab with Turk's-Head | Part 24 |
| 3581 | Grommet swab, ends as center | Part 24 |
| 3582 | Tassel through a metal ring | Part 24 |
| 3583 | Deck swab with lanyard | Part 24 |
| 3586 | Hitched-over mop | Part 24 |
| 3587 | Swab with Figure-Eight Knot | Part 24 |
| 3588 | Needlework-covered swab | Part 24 |
| 3589 | Tassel with Wall and Matthew Walker | Part 24 |
| 3590 | Shroud Knot tassel | Part 24 |
| 3592 | Chinese priest cord tassel | Part 24 |
| 3593 | Simple card-wound tassel | Part 24 |
| 3594 | Leather bridle tassel | Part 24 |
| 3595 | Shoestring tassel (Matthew Walker) | Part 24 |
| 3596 | Flat silk sash tassel | Part 24 |
| 3597 | Shoestring tassel (Diamond Knot) | Part 24 |
| 3599 | Curtain holdback (Two-Cord Lanyard Knots) | Part 24 |
| 3600 | Curtain holdback with tassel | Part 24 |
| 3607 | French Sinnet Ringbolt Hitching | Part 24 |
| 3618 | Ridged ring hitching | Part 24 |
| 3622 | Selvagee bail for chest becket | Part 24 |
| 3623 | Becket cleat | Part 24 |
| 3624 | Rope bail with Eye Splices | Part 24 |
| 3626 | Moused becket grip | Part 24 |
| 3627 | Becket bolt | Part 24 |
| 3628 | Assembling the becket | Part 24 |
| 3629 | Officer's chest becket | Part 24 |
| 3631 | Pine chest becket | Part 24 |
| 3632 | Brassbound teakwood chest becket | Part 24 |
| 3633 | Chinese camphor chest becket | Part 24 |
| 3634 | Chart chest double beckets | Part 24 |
| 3635 | Officer's chest becket (Wood) | Part 24 |
| 3636 | Ship's papers chest becket | Part 24 |
| 3637 | Small chest becket with fringe | Part 24 |
| 3638 | Teak chest becket, wormed grommets | Part 24 |
| 3639 | Mahogany chest becket | Part 24 |
| 3640 | Pine officer's chest becket | Part 24 |
| 3641 | Chest becket, Six-Strand Manrope knobs | Part 24 |
| 3642 | Chest becket, Four-Strand Manrope knobs | Part 24 |
| 3643 | Chest becket, Three-Strand Manrope knobs | Part 24 |
| 3644 | Chest becket, Five-Strand Manrope knobs | Part 24 |
| 3645 | Miniature chest becket (Acushnet) | Part 24 |
| 3646 | Grafted chest becket | Part 24 |
| 3647 | Needle-hitched chest becket | Part 24 |
| 3648 | Unusual chest becket pattern | Part 24 |
| 3649 | Grafted becket, Ten-Strand Round Sinnet | Part 24 |
| 3650 | Ringbolt-hitched chest becket | Part 24 |
| 3652 | Chest becket, Five-Strand Manrope knobs (2) | Part 24 |
| 3654 | Star Knot becket | Part 24 |
| 3663 | Simplest chest becket | Part 25 |
| 3680 | Clothesbag lanyard (two legs) | Part 25 |
Terms, rope situations & equipment (lower priority)
| ABOK # | Current † label | Index |
|---|---|---|
| 3467 | Stirrup (footrope) | Part 24 |
| 3478 | Harbor gasket with iron ring | Part 24 |
| 3488 | Thrummed marline | Part 24 |
| 3489 | Heavy thrummed chafing gear | Part 24 |
| 3492 | Door mats | Part 24 |
| 3514 | Fender on wormed short rope | Part 24 |
| 3528 | Fore-and-aft sail reef point | Part 24 |
| 3529 | Reef point seized through sail | Part 24 |
| 3532 | Flat seam, second stage | Part 24 |
| 3560 | Grafting three turns of the warp | Part 24 |
| 3561 | Point with varied grafting texture | Part 24 |
| 3566 | Point over a stick | Part 24 |
| 3573 | Thistle-shaped yoke rope cap | Part 24 |
| 3576 | Queue (rattail) | Part 24 |
| 3584 | Table and dish swab | Part 24 |
| 3585 | Swab on grooved wooden handle | Part 24 |
| 3601 | Formal curtain holdback | Part 24 |
| 3620 | Grafted harpoon mounting | Part 24 |
| 3625 | Pinked washers | Part 24 |
| 3653 | Bedroom knocker | Part 24 |
| 3657 | Suitcase handle, selvagee-fashion | Part 24 |
| 3661 | Umbrella strap | Part 24 |
| 3662 | Scuttle lift | Part 24 |
| 3665 | Bench handles | Part 25 |
| 3669 | Mess bucket with hickory bail | Part 25 |
| 3671 | Heavy-duty draw bucket | Part 25 |
| 3673 | Canvas ice bag | Part 25 |
| 3675 | Ditty bag (lightship) | Part 25 |
| 3677 | Ditty bag dimensions | Part 25 |