Understanding Wood Finishing, 3rd Revised Edition. Bryan Lynch

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      1. To form the half hitch, wrap the working end of the paracord around a piece of wood. Then take the working end under and over the standing end, threading the working end through the loop. From here, simply pull the working end and the standing end in opposite directions to tighten the hitch.

      Clove Hitch

      The clove hitch is effective when the load pulling against it is only doing so perpendicular to the hitch. Movements in any other direction tend to loosen the clove hitch. I usually use this as a temporary means of attaching cordage to another object.

      1. Make one full turn around the piece of wood with the paracord so that the working end overlaps the standing end.

      2. Make one more turn around the piece of wood with the working end and pull the end of the cord underneath the top piece.

      3. Slide the two loops together and pull the working end and the standing end in opposite directions to tighten the hitch.

      Trucker’s Hitch

      I have also heard this hitch referred to as the canoemen’s hitch. It is a useful hitch to know when securing a load or a ridgeline for a shelter.

      1. First create a loop with the working end passing over the standing end to the left.

      2. Next bring the working end under the standing end and through the loop in order to make a second loop. Then pass the working end up through the first loop as shown.

      3. Pull the working end and the standing end to tighten the loop.

      4. Wrap the working end around the anchor point, such as a tree. Next, thread the working end through the loop and pull on it as hard as you need to in order to take up the slack in the standing end.

      5. To finish the trucker’s hitch, wrap the working end into two half hitches.

      Timber Hitch

      The timber hitch is a quick way of attaching cordage to an object so that the object can be pulled or moved. It can also be used as the beginning of certain lashings, which is what I mainly use it for.

      1. With the working end of the paracord, make one turn around the object it is being tied to. Then make one turn around the standing end so that it forms a smaller loop.

      2. Twist the working end of the paracord several times around itself as shown above.

      3. Finally, pull the working end and the standing end in opposite directions to tighten the hitch.

      Lashings

      Lashings are a means of using rope to attach logs or poles together. Knowing how to lash rope is incredibly important for building structures such as a shelter or a raft. (See here for a raft project and here for shelter projects.)

      Square Lashing

      The square lashing seems to work best when two pieces of wood need to be secured at right angles to one another.

      1. On one of the pieces of wood, tie an end of paracord in a clove hitch or a timber hitch. I prefer a timber hitch, but either can be used.

      2. Next bring the working end up and behind the top piece, over the left piece, under the bottom piece, and over the right piece. Repeat these turns at least three to four times. I kept the turns loose in the above picture to better illustrate the pattern.

      3. This illustrates the previous step except that the paracord is tight around the wood, as it should actually be.

      4. Make one full turn around one of the pieces of wood and repeat the previous step in the opposite direction. Make sure everything is tight and end in a clove hitch.

      5. A finished square lashing will securely hold two pieces of wood and can bear a load.

      Diagonal Lashing

      Diagonal lashing works best when securing pieces of wood that are not at СКАЧАТЬ