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The floor lashing
will secure the top of a table, the deck of a raft, the floor of
a signal tower, or the walkway of a bridge.
Lay the poles side by side
on top of the stringers-- the logs or poles on which your
platform will rest. Tie a clove hitch around one stringer. Bend
the standing part of the rope over the first pole. Pull a loop
of rope under the stringer and cast it under the second
pole. You might need to lift the end of the pole in order
to get the loop over it. Pull the rope tight, then bend it over
the third pole. Continue until all the poles are bound to the
stringer. Finish with a clove hitch, then repeat the procedure
to lash the other ends of the poles to the other stringer.
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