used to lash two poles together (constructing a flagpole)
1. tie a clove hitch round the bottom pole.
2. wind the rope around both for six or seven times.
3. finish with clove hitch round both poles.
4. the lashing can be tightened by driving a small wooden peg between the poles.
stopper knots
half & 2 half hitches
reef knot
clove hitch
bowline
sheet bend
timber hitch
sheepshank
fisherman's knot
whipping
gyn lashing
round lashing
diagonal lashing
square lashing
shear lashing
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