Ashley's stopper knot, also known as the oysterman's stopper, is a knot developed by Clifford W. Ashley around 1910. It makes a well-balanced trefoil-faced...

handle. Knots commonly used for this purpose are: Overhand knot Double overhand knot Figure-eight knot Stevedore knot Ashley's stopper knot The Chinese...

Manharness knot – a knot with a loop on the bight for non-critical purposes Ashley's bend – used to securely join the ends of two ropes together Ashley's stopper...

stevedore knot is a stopper knot, often tied near the end of a rope. It is more bulky and less prone to jamming than the closely related figure-eight knot. The...

The slip knot is a stopper knot which is easily undone by pulling the tail (working end). The slip knot is related to the running knot, which will release...

The figure-eight knot or figure-of-eight knot is a type of stopper knot. It is very important in both sailing and rock climbing as a method of stopping...

loop, angler's loop, reef knot, fisherman's knot, half hitch, and water knot. The overhand knot is a stopper, especially when used alone, and hence it is...

The Ashley Book of Knots is an encyclopedia of knots written and illustrated by the American sailor and artist Clifford W. Ashley. First published in...

Stopper Knot". Cowboy Way. Retrieved March 24, 2013. Crown knot Wall knot Wall and crown knot Shroud knot French shroud Matthew Walker knot Rose knot...

splice denotes any multi-strand knot, including bends and loops. A knot may also refer, in the strictest sense, to a stopper or knob at the end of a rope...

is the part that is not active in knot tying. The opposite end is the working end. A stopper knot is the type of knot tied to prevent a rope from slipping...

part of the surgeon's knot and both sides of a double fisherman's knot. According to The Ashley Book of Knots, "A double overhand knot tied in a cat-o'-nine-tails...

knot, also called the diamond knot, is a multistrand stopper knot, that is similar in appearance (although the footrope knot is really more similar, but...

857 knots. He was the first author to publish several knots, including what are now called Ashley's stopper knot and Ashley's bend. However Ashley's initial...

onto a ship as stoppers. A wall and crown knot consists of a wall knot and a crown knot with doubled strands..The strands of the wall knot go over, under...

"constrictor knot" in Clifford Ashley's 1944 work The Ashley Book of Knots, this knot likely dates back much further. Although Ashley seemed to imply that he...

Miller's knot Packer's knot Reef knot Strangle knot Surgeon's knot Thief knot Jamming knot Sheet bend Sheepshank Common whipping List of bend knots List of...

in electrocution and fire prevention. The knot is typically used as a stopper knot where a lamp or appliance cord passes through a hole or slot of a plug...

A shank is a type of knot that is used to shorten a rope or take up slack, such as the sheepshank. The sheepshank knot is not stable. It will fall apart...

A heaving line knot is a family of knots which are used for adding weight to the end of a rope, to make the rope easier to throw. In nautical use, a heaving...

A Celtic button knot is a stopper knot on a single rope that results in a spherical decorative knot with hair braid / basket weave pattern. It is essentially...

Ashley Book of Knots Called the "granny's knot" with references going back to at least 1849, the knot was so-called because it is "the natural knot tied...

fisherman's knot include: angler's knot, English knot, halibut knot, waterman's knot, and true lovers' knot. Though the fisherman's knot is associated...

"Revision of Commonly Used Loop Knots Efficiencies". ResearchGate. pp. 413–414. Retrieved 2022-09-17. stopper knot is mandatory … tends to spontaneously...

A monkey's fist or monkey paw is a type of knot, so named because it looks somewhat like a small bunched fist or paw. It is tied at the end of a rope to...

Thief knot Granny knot Grief knot Surgeon's knot List of binding knots List of knots Ashley, Clifford Warren (1950). The Ashley Book of Knots. Doubleday...

uniform. List of knots Wikimedia Commons has media related to Turk's head knots. Simpson, Thomas (June 2010), "Ashley's Mauretania Knot & Early Sightings...

The surgeon's knot is a surgical knot and is a simple modification to the reef knot. It adds an extra twist when tying the first throw, forming a double...

lanyard knot (#787). The two knots are tied alike, but they are worked differently. — The Ashley Book of Knots The basic chinese button knot (ABOK #599...

The term true lover's knot, also called true love knot, is used for many distinct knots. The association of knots with the symbolism of love, friendship...