Page 322 - Geoffrey Budworth, Jason Dalton "The Little Book of Incredibly Useful Knots"

Ladder lashing

Given an ample supply of suitable cordage and bamboo or wooden staves, it would be possible

to construct a useful, weight-bearing, ad hoc ladder with this lashing. It could equally well be
used to create a robust garden trellis or a makeshift raft.

Take two similar lengths of line and, at the top of each upright or riser, tie a clove hitch (see pages
150–151) and reinforce it with a couple of half hitches (see page 130) (1). Locate the first transverse

spar or rung and wrap the line on each side beneath it for support and tightly around the upright
(2). Cross each working end over its own standing part and tie clove hitches on the outer ends of
the crosspiece (3, 4). With the working end, lever these knots tight. Repeat as often as required (5).