Stopper knot
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A stopper knot is a knot that creates a fixed thicker point on an otherwise-uniform thickness rope for the purpose of preventing the rope, at that point, from slipping through a narrow passage, such a
Decorative Stopper Knots
An Ashley stopper knot at the end of a line
Ashley's stopper knot
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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 great
Stopper knot
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The load-bearing face of an Ashley's stopper knot. This particular example was tied in an unusual manner, with what would normally be considered the "standing part" very short, to fully expose the knot's Trefoil-like face.
Ashley stopper tying ABOK 526