Page 324 - Geoffrey Budworth, Jason Dalton "The Little Book of Incredibly Useful Knots"

Floor lashing

Use this lashing to secure a series of cross-members (for instance, logs or planks) to underlying

joists or other supporting beams. In this way anything from a clotheshorse to a log cabin or an
ocean-going raft can be created.

Anchor the standing end with a clove hitch (see page 150) reinforced by “dogging” (winding) the
loose end around the standing part of the lashing (1). Lead the cord over the first cross-member,

then down beside the joist or beam, and pull a bight around beneath it and up on the other side
(2). Place this bight over the end of the second cross-member, take the working end down the
same side (3), then pull another bight up to loop over the end of a third cross-member (4). Repeat
the process as necessary, tying off with another clove hitch (5, 6).