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Ashley developed this knot in trying to duplicate a knot he saw on a boat in a local [[oyster]] fishing fleet. When he had a chance to observe the knot up close at a later time he realized it was just a badly water-swollen [[Figure-of-eight knot|figure eight]] stopper knot.
Ashley developed this knot in trying to duplicate a knot he saw on a boat in a local [[oyster]] fishing fleet. When he had a chance to observe the knot up close at a later time he realized it was just a badly water-swollen [[Figure-of-eight knot|figure eight]] stopper knot.


==Tying==
== Tying ==
[[Image:Ashley-stopper-tying-ABOK-526.jpg|left|450px]] <br style="clear:left;" />
[[Image:Ashley-stopper-tying-ABOK-526.jpg|left|450px]] <br style="clear:left;" />


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#First close the noose on the working part by pulling on the standing part, then remove any remaining slack in the knot by pulling on the working part.  The knot should have a tidy, triangular shape where the standing part enters the knot.  (See image at right.)
#First close the noose on the working part by pulling on the standing part, then remove any remaining slack in the knot by pulling on the working part.  The knot should have a tidy, triangular shape where the standing part enters the knot.  (See image at right.)


==See also==
== See also ==
* [[List of knots]]
* [[List of knots]]


==External links==
== External links ==
* [http://www.layhands.com/knots/Knots_Miscellaneous.htm www.layhands.com]
* [http://www.layhands.com/knots/Knots_Miscellaneous.htm www.layhands.com]


==References==
== References ==
*{{cite book | author=Budworth, Geoffrey | title=The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Knots & Ropework | publisher=Anness Publishing LTD | year=2001 | id=ISBN 1-84309-146-1}}
*{{cite book | author=Budworth, Geoffrey | title=The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Knots & Ropework | publisher=Anness Publishing LTD | year=2001 | id=ISBN 1-84309-146-1}}
*{{cite book | author=Ashley, Clifford W. | title=[[The Ashley Book of Knots]] | publisher=Doubleday & Company | year=1944 | id=ISBN 0-385-04025-3}}
*{{cite book | author=Ashley, Clifford W. | title=[[The Ashley Book of Knots]] | publisher=Doubleday & Company | year=1944 | id=ISBN 0-385-04025-3}}


[[Category:knots]]
[[Category:Knots]]

Revision as of 19:09, 9 December 2009

Ashley's stopper knot
Names Ashley's stopper knot, Ashley stopper knot, Oysterman's stopper
Category stopper
Origin Clifford Ashley
ABoK #526
The load-bearing face of an Ashley's stopper knot. This particular example was tied in an unusual manner, with the "standing part" very short, to fully expose the knot's Trefoil-like face.

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 stopper at the end of the rope, giving greater resistance to pulling through an opening than other common stoppers. Essentially, the knot is a common Overhand noose, but with the end of the rope passing through the noose eye, which closes upon it.

Ashley developed this knot in trying to duplicate a knot he saw on a boat in a local oyster fishing fleet. When he had a chance to observe the knot up close at a later time he realized it was just a badly water-swollen figure eight stopper knot.

Tying


  1. Form an Overhand noose, or simply tie an overhand knot around the standing part as shown.
  2. Tighten the overhand portion of the knot around the standing part. Thread the working part through the loop.
  3. First close the noose on the working part by pulling on the standing part, then remove any remaining slack in the knot by pulling on the working part. The knot should have a tidy, triangular shape where the standing part enters the knot. (See image at right.)

See also

External links

References

  • Budworth, Geoffrey (2001). The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Knots & Ropework. Anness Publishing LTD. ISBN 1-84309-146-1. 
  • Ashley, Clifford W. (1944). The Ashley Book of Knots. Doubleday & Company. ISBN 0-385-04025-3.