Bowline

[prescott56]

Hello,
Anybody got any links to the history of the bowline or other knots...
Trawled t'internet but found nothing
Cheers
Roy

 

[Sixpence]

doesnt world history.com cover it enough
cheers
dave

 

[Cornishman]

The Ashley Book of Knots by Clifford W Ashley
The name Bowline is the name given to the knot which was used to put the shore end of the bow line over a bollard.

My Ashley cost £12.50 in 1975 and probably costs about £50 or more now.