of Ashley's, cited the series of six articles in his own work as, "...the best discussion of knots available in English, but out of print, and difficult to obtain." The Sea Stories articles were collected, reset and published by the International Guild of Knot Tyers as The Sailor and His Knots in 2012. In 1922, Ashley was granted Patent US1433868A for "A novel method whereby sennits of any desired cross-sectional shape may be plaited without the necessity for a core." The explanation given in the Ashley Book of Knots is, "...when my attention was called to the fact that Matthew Walker alone of all past knot tiers still holds credit for his invention, I went to the trouble of patenting my sinnet.” Ashley also wrote The Yankee Whaler (1926) and The Whaleships of New Bedford (1929), studies of sperm whaling in New England in the late 18th century and early 19th century. Memoria Mount Ashley, standing south of the Bay of Isles on South Georgia Island, is named after Ashley. References External links The Clifford W. Ashley files Helen Farr Sloan Library, Delaware Art Museum New Bedford Whaling Museum Collections Smithsonian Archives of American Art, Clifford W. Ashley Papers 1903-1964 1881 births 1947 deaths American illustrators American instructional writers People from New Bedford, Massachusetts American maritime historians American marine artists