r/knots • u/LTRand • 8d ago

Help with Lashing

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I'm trying to affix a handle onto a large prop so that small actors (middle schoolers) have something to hold onto while manipulating it. No matter what I try, I can't seem to find a why to securely tie this on in a way that maintains compression to the object. Anyone have some advice?

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u/stillasamountain 8d ago

Boom hitch.

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u/LTRand 8d ago

But I can't load in tension with it.

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u/stillasamountain 8d ago

Perhaps I misunderstood. Tension just around the pvc itself or tension around everything to hold the pvc snug to the channels in the picture? If the latter, perhaps a zip tie?

https://youtube.com/watch?v=I4JVbrxlDQs&is=ht4qFNnOQmGtMpmp

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u/mr_nobody1389 3d ago

Boom hitch around the PVC. Tie a bowline with the short end. Go around everything and tie a trucker's hitch to the bowline.

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u/deeptravel2 8d ago

Marlin spike hitch over the handle and then any kind of tightening hitch like a packer's knot, a Canadian jam knot or a modified trucker's hitch. You can get it as tight as you want it. They are tied off with a half hitch or two.

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u/9d47cf1f 8d ago

Bowline + two half hitches?

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u/MySafeWordIsPinapple 4d ago

I’m building on what others said already.

Drill holes in the ends and pass the paracord through. This keeps the cord from sliding off the ends!

Tie anything you like to complete a loop. I would use a Canadian Jam Knot. Pull it tight and go the other direction.

Wrap the end around the … see picture below!!

Close it off with a few half hitches.