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I use this website all the time: https://www.animatedknots.com/ https://www.animatedknots.com/ Someday I'll buy the Ashley Book of Knots, and on that day I'll

I use this website all the time: https://www.animatedknots.com/ https://www.animatedknots.com/ Someday I'll buy the Ashley Book of Knots, and on that day I'll truly begin my journey into middle age.

pmoriarty 4y ago
The Ashley Book of Knots is fantastic. You could probably find it at your local library.
blacksmith_tb 4y ago
The ABK is a wonderful artifact, but a very poor guide for learning to tie the knots in its pages. I highly recommend any of the clearly illustrated books from International Knot Tiers' Guild[1] members like Geoffery Budworth, Des Pawson and John Shaw. 1: https://igkt.net/ https://igkt.net/
- deltarholamda 4y ago
  >The ABK is a wonderful artifact, but a very poor guide for learning to tie the knots in its pages. I disagree. The Ashley Book does not give in-depth step-by-step details, but it gives enough. You may have to train your brain a bit, but it's not all that difficult. It seems like I reference my copy every week or so for one thing or another. If there is a complaint about the Ashley book, it's that it was written at a time before synthetic fibers. Some knots may require modifications, and all splices should be increased in length to account for the differences. For a single reference book, it covers so much quite well, and the index is a marvel. It deserves a place on your shelf.
jesterpm 4y ago
Ebook: https://archive.org/details/TheAshleyBookOfKnots https://archive.org/details/TheAshleyBookOfKnots The ABoK was something I always wanted to see, but never bothered to buy... until I found that PDF. Scrolling through it finally convinced me to buy a hardcopy. It's one of my favorite books to just flip through. There's more than just the knots: the history and the anecdotes are a fascinating window into the past.
LgWoodenBadger 4y ago
The Ashley Book of Knots is probably the only book I’ve ever returned, and I did so even though I didn’t get a full refund. Most of the knots in it are either decorative, useless, or just a renamed version of a different knot.
- moeris 4y ago
  Decorative? The knots are literally categorized by application in traditional fields. That's why many of them are listed more than once: they have different applications in different fields, and go by different names. Maybe you're thinking of a different book?
  - Enk1du 4y ago
    Perhaps the Badger was looking at #2184 - "An old method to sling a gun or cannon", and not finding it very useful, having cleared out the last of the family cannons years ago. The criticisms are _somewhat_ valid. The monkey's paw is decorative, unless you need a heaving line, and a number of entries are explicitly how to use the previous knot in a different way. I've had mine for near 20 years now and only ever bothered learning one knot out of it, #599 The Chinese Button knot, which I find relaxing. I wouldn't recommend it as the first book you buy on the subject, but maybe as the third or final book, when you have a feel for tying. The instructions are there for the best way of tying a bowline #1010, but a beginner would struggle. Nevertheless, it remains in the category of Far More Than You Ever Wanted To Know.
  - LgWoodenBadger 4y ago
    Monkey fist, Turk’s head, fancy knots, plat sinnets, solid sinnets, decorative marlinespike, multi-strand buttons. I’ll share an image of my order history if you want

I use this website all the time: https://www.animatedknots.com/ https://www.animatedknots.com/ Someday I'll buy the Ashley Book of Knots, and on that day I'll truly begin my journey into middle age.

pmoriarty 4y ago

The Ashley Book of Knots is fantastic. You could probably find it at your local library.

blacksmith_tb 4y ago

The ABK is a wonderful artifact, but a very poor guide for learning to tie the knots in its pages. I highly recommend any of the clearly illustrated books from International Knot Tiers' Guild[1] members like Geoffery Budworth, Des Pawson and John Shaw. 1: https://igkt.net/ https://igkt.net/

deltarholamda 4y ago
>The ABK is a wonderful artifact, but a very poor guide for learning to tie the knots in its pages. I disagree. The Ashley Book does not give in-depth step-by-step details, but it gives enough. You may have to train your brain a bit, but it's not all that difficult. It seems like I reference my copy every week or so for one thing or another. If there is a complaint about the Ashley book, it's that it was written at a time before synthetic fibers. Some knots may require modifications, and all splices should be increased in length to account for the differences. For a single reference book, it covers so much quite well, and the index is a marvel. It deserves a place on your shelf.

jesterpm 4y ago

Ebook: https://archive.org/details/TheAshleyBookOfKnots https://archive.org/details/TheAshleyBookOfKnots The ABoK was something I always wanted to see, but never bothered to buy... until I found that PDF. Scrolling through it finally convinced me to buy a hardcopy. It's one of my favorite books to just flip through. There's more than just the knots: the history and the anecdotes are a fascinating window into the past.

LgWoodenBadger 4y ago

The Ashley Book of Knots is probably the only book I’ve ever returned, and I did so even though I didn’t get a full refund. Most of the knots in it are either decorative, useless, or just a renamed version of a different knot.

moeris 4y ago
Decorative? The knots are literally categorized by application in traditional fields. That's why many of them are listed more than once: they have different applications in different fields, and go by different names. Maybe you're thinking of a different book?
- Enk1du 4y ago
  Perhaps the Badger was looking at #2184 - "An old method to sling a gun or cannon", and not finding it very useful, having cleared out the last of the family cannons years ago. The criticisms are _somewhat_ valid. The monkey's paw is decorative, unless you need a heaving line, and a number of entries are explicitly how to use the previous knot in a different way. I've had mine for near 20 years now and only ever bothered learning one knot out of it, #599 The Chinese Button knot, which I find relaxing. I wouldn't recommend it as the first book you buy on the subject, but maybe as the third or final book, when you have a feel for tying. The instructions are there for the best way of tying a bowline #1010, but a beginner would struggle. Nevertheless, it remains in the category of Far More Than You Ever Wanted To Know.
- LgWoodenBadger 4y ago
  Monkey fist, Turk’s head, fancy knots, plat sinnets, solid sinnets, decorative marlinespike, multi-strand buttons. I’ll share an image of my order history if you want