My favorite lashing knot

[hwpaintballer]

I got to use it a lot the other day, it's pretty helpful when trying to lash to sticks or poles together, so I figured since I had some free time I would post it up. Sorry for the crappy pics, but hey better than none.

step 1
make a hook like shape with the cord

step 2
wrap wrap the longer part of the "hook" around the shorter string twice

step 3
now take the longer part of the "hook" again and run the tail end through the two loops

step 4
tighten, you should end up with a piece of cord with a little loop in the middle, hopefully with a few inches of string on one side and a majority of the string on the other.

step 5
place the loop under what you want to lash, and have the majority of the string diagonal to it.

step 6
here is the beauty of the knot, take the tail end of the longer part of the cord and put it through the hoop, then pull it tight.

step 7
now pull the cord the opposite way you did earlier, this should give you a very nice and secure start.

step 8
wrap it tightly, diagonally to where the cord was running, giving you an X shape a few times.

step 9
now the beauty of that short piece of string near the loop, you can take it and make a knot with the long piece to finish securing the lashing and keep it from coming undone.

view of the lashing from the backside

if you have any questions feel free to hit me up.

 

[AKC75]

I just took some spare shoe laces out of my go bag, followed your instructions and succeeded.

Thanks for the tip. I just learned something new.

 

[hwpaintballer]

I just took some spare shoe laces out of my go bag, followed your instructions and succeeded.

Thanks for the tip. I just learned something new.

I'm glad you posted that, I was afraid I didn't give to good of instructions, thanks :thumbup:

 

[obsessis]

I'm glad you posted that, I was afraid I didn't give to good of instructions, thanks :thumbup:

Nah man, that was very easy to follow. It is kind of like a hangman's knot, just done differently. Do you know what the proper name of the knot is?

 

[AKC75]

Well it took me about 30 seconds to decipher what you did from the 1st 3 pictures since the string isn't actually in your hand. Haha! But I got it.

I undid the knot and repeated making it about 4 or 5 times with different size loops from small to large.

 

[hwpaintballer]

Nah man, that was very easy to follow. It is kind of like a hangman's knot, just done differently. Do you know what the proper name of the knot is?

No idea, I'm not even for sure if it is a legit knot or not, I just learned it by trying to come up with a good knot for tying to tie two stick together.

 

[hwpaintballer]

Well it took me about 30 seconds to decipher what you did from the 1st 3 pictures since the string isn't actually in your hand. Haha! But I got it.

I undid the knot and repeated making it about 4 or 5 times with different size loops from small to large.

I like smaller sized loops, because it seems you can get a really nice tight pull. Also I attempted taking pics of the knot in my hand, but that was just a mess.

 

[StagLefty]

Amazingly I still remember a lot of my Scouting knots. Loved pioneering/lashing projects back in those days.

 

[Guyon]

Looks like a variation on the old trucker's hitch. Good knot. :thumbup:

 

[1066vik]

Looks like a variation on the old trucker's hitch. Good knot. :thumbup:

that's what it looked like to me as well.
use these a LOT.

 

[AKC75]

I like smaller sized loops, because it seems you can get a really nice tight pull. Also I attempted taking pics of the knot in my hand, but that was just a mess.

Yea I was bored at work. Haha!

I was never a boyscout so I never learned to tie different knots. This one seems particularly useful for shelter building and othe things.

 

[Z_Man]

Looking at the lashing it doesn't look like the loop tightens up when the it's wrapped around the lashing and the long end is put through it and pulled.

If that's the case, why couldn't you just make a loop with and overhand or figure-8 knot, leaving one end long and the other short?

 

[hwpaintballer]

Looking at the lashing it doesn't look like the loop tightens up when the it's wrapped around the lashing and the long end is put through it and pulled.

If that's the case, why couldn't you just make a loop with and overhand or figure-8 knot, leaving one end long and the other short?

do what ever you want, the reason I use this knot is because it is simple, I know how to do it, and it works.

ETA: but you can adjust the size of the loop by pulling on the short end since the knot, unless very tight, can slide.

 

[DOC-CANADA]

Looks similar to this one, except this knot has the working end going back up through the loops. The knot slides on the standing part. I use this for glasses and sunglasses when canoeing.

Doc

 

[hwpaintballer]

Looks similar to this one, except this knot has the working end going back up through the loops. The knot slides on the standing part. I use this for glasses and sunglasses when canoeing.

Doc

, yeah, I've been using a reverse double overhand sliding loop


cool find DOC :thumbup:

 

[obsessis]

do what ever you want, the reason I use this knot is because it is simple, I know how to do it, and it works.

ETA: but you can adjust the size of the loop by pulling on the short end since the knot, unless very tight, can slide.

Yes, the knot is basically a shortened version of a hangman's knot (noose). You could pull it as tight as you'd like to.

 

[hwpaintballer]

yeah i got a hanman's knot on my spyderco para, it makes a nice looking knife lanyard, basically a chris reeve lanyard, with enough wraps.