Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 7:29 am Post subject: ABOK suggestions
At the other topic in this section shows all of the faults in ashley's work, and when considered the number of knots in the book he didn't do too badly now did he.
But the work is quite old now and there are lots of books out there which combined show a lot more than ABOK did.
As I recently found a digital PDF version of this book (I do have an original too) I have thought about adding the knots from other books and adding the fixtures on the PDF model.
Now my main concentration would probably be adding pineapple knots, and other braided works like gaucho buttons and such.
But there are other more considerable works that could be added, I suspect from the climbing arena there are a lot too.
Would anyone be interested in helping me undertake this endeavor?
I like knots but I am not nearly as skilled and comprehensive with them as some others are, I can do the digital work itself but not so easily the content to be added... _________________ Doing the right thing is bleeding for the cause.
ABOK was my very first knot book. Little did I know at the time that there were other ways of illustrating & describing how one is to tie a given knot. Looking back, not quite sure how I was able to succeed with much of the stuff.
One thing which stands out about Ashley's book is the remarkable depth of history which is pointed out behind the material - besides he goes into how to create hand-powered mechanical devices(ingenious!)
As much as it sounds like I am in love with this book, I have spent much of my time redesigning over 100 designs within it.
Turning the sloppier hand drawings into more accurate, symmetrical illustrations as well as transforming multi-strand buttons into single stranded mats.
I've noticed as I have changed the buttons from multi to single strand many exact matches to other knots in the book i.e. #2365 & #2333 are the same; #2358 ॊ, same.
So really, as far as material goes which I could contribute is really just Mats (easier on the hands) besides I ain't no sailor, afraid of the ocean and all.
_________________ A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light that flashes across his mind from within, more than the lustre of the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his thought, because it is his.
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