Uses:
To lash a series of poles to a set of stringers to form a flat
surface such as a deck or floor, a table top, or a road way.
Instructions:1) Tie a clove hitch
around each stringer (rafter). 2) Secure the short end of the
rope by wrapping it around the
running end forming a twisting
pattern. 3) Place the decking poles on the stringers
and take a bight around the
first pole. 4) On the inside of the stringer, pull a
bight up between the first decking pole and the next decking pole. 5)
Place the eye of the bight over
the end of the decking pole. 6) Pull tight. 7)
On the outside of the stringer, place a bight over the next decking
pole. 8) Pull tight. 9) Repeat steps 4
through 8 until all decking poles are lashed in place. 10)
Tie the first half hitch of the
ending clove hitch. Work half hitch tight. 11) Tie the
second half hitch of the ending clove hitch. Work half hitch tight
to form clove hitch.
Notes: When using a floor lashing, both ends
of the decking poles must be lashed at the same tine to insure a
firm even surface. When placing the decking poles on the stringers,
lay the decking poles so that their butt end are in alternating
direction. Alternating the but ends of the decking poles will
compensate for the natural taper of the poles so that the length of
the decking along each stringer will be equal.
Instructions:
1) Tie a