Gardening Knots - Easy DIY Trellis With A Transom Knot

Knot tying video tutorial. Learn how to make a transom knot. Easy step by step instructions for tying a transom knot in this guide.

The transom knot can be found as knot numbers #385, #1182, #1255, #3372 in the Ashley Book of Knots. It is a binding knot that is a strangle knot tied around perpendicular poles as a lashing. It however has the geometry of a constrictor knot. Ashley recommended it to be used to tie the cross pieces on a kite. It is best used with natural fibers such as jute hemp or sisal as these fibers have good friction properties and hold well. They are also biodegradable so when you are finished you can simply throw the string in the garden for the microorganisms to eat.

Get out in the garden and be happy.

Uses: Used as a simple lashing to tie two poles together. Used in the garden to make bamboo or stick fences or trellis for climbing plants.Could be used in an emergency to tie rudimentary survival shelters.

Advantages:
Much easier to tie than a conventional lashing and uses significantly less rope or cord.

Disadvantages:
Not as secure as a conventional lashing

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[Godisgracious]

Quick, simple and I’m off to the garden 😊❤thank you 🙏🏾

[simplysourdough]

Thank you, I have been faffing around trying all sorts of variations and this is the bees knees!

[ajitkittur]

Nice, simple & very effective.
Thank you.

[johnsolod]

I have been tying knots since I was three years old. My father was a professor of mathematical topology at MIT and did advanced computer simulations of linear-bundled-bodies. With his help (and the book he wrote on the topic) I entered knot tying and untying competitions since the age of 6. Sadly I have only the second-longest winning streak at 7 years there. My sister practices stunt-knotting and gets all the glory. But anyways I have to humbly admit I learned a lot from this video.

[kooltube]

brilliant video! very clear and helpful. other videos I watched either did the knot too fast, had their hands in the way or just had bad camera work! (talking about gardening videos that show how to make a trellis FYI)

[gungadin]

Is this not the same as the constrictor knot?

[LaAttiDah]

Is that the same knot you would use on kites?

[shastakennmpx]

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