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Not sure if this should be posted here or in the Cats forum. We live in a log home that has log supports for the stairway. One of my cats love to use them as scratching posts but it's doing some damage. I'd like to try winding (jute?) rope around the posts but unsure how to secure the rope so it does not slip. anyone here have experience with this?
Tie a clove hitch at the bottom of the post, continue winding the rope around the post to the desired height, then tie another clove hitch to finish off. The ends of the rope should be whipped before you start. Snug up the hitches well, the cat will work them loose over time probably, no big deal, just turn the rope till it's tight again, snug up the hitches again.
You can calculate the length of rope needed: 3.14 X post diameter X # of turns desired. Err on the side of a longer rope rather than shorter. The above of course does not include the rope in the two clove hitches, each one is around 3 turns equivalent.
Tie a clove hitch at the bottom of the post, continue winding the rope around the post to the desired height, then tie another clove hitch to finish off. The ends of the rope should be whipped before you start. Snug up the hitches well, the cat will work them loose over time probably, no big deal, just turn the rope till it's tight again, snug up the hitches again.
You can calculate the length of rope needed: 3.14 X post diameter X # of turns desired. Err on the side of a longer rope rather than shorter. The above of course does not include the rope in the two clove hitches, each one is around 3 turns equivalent.
Thank you for the instructions and also calculation. Clove hitch, eh? Yeah, right. I was a girl scout but knot tying wasn't one of the badges earned. But I'm sure there will be a video on YouTube. It will be an interesting project but better than taping aluminum foil around the posts!
Thank you for the instructions and also calculation. Clove hitch, eh? Yeah, right. I was a girl scout but knot tying wasn't one of the badges earned. But I'm sure there will be a video on YouTube. It will be an interesting project but better than taping aluminum foil around the posts!
<pirate> Clove hitch be the way ye belay yer bow line onto th' post on th' dock, when ye come into port. Arrrgh! </pirate>
YouTube probably has a tutorial. Very simple knot.
You didn't ask about discouraging the cat from scratching that particular post. You may not, no doubt kitty will find another scratching post and it may be worse. But apparently applying double-sided tape to the place the cat scratches, and you would prefer they don't scratch, seems to discourage scratching.
If it were macrame, wouldn't it be called a lark's head knot? Doesn't matter if it's a clove hitch or not, a rolling hitch would work, too.
Put the rope around the post with the tail of the rope above the loop around the post. Put the long part around the post again and put it underneath the second wrap of line that you put around the post. That should be a rolling hitch and good enough to hold the bottom. Keep winding the rope around the post snugly. At the last loop around the post at the top, put the tail of the rope underneath a loop and pull it tight.
As a functional adult, there's a half dozen knots you should learn just because they're useful. Square knot, clove hitch, rolling hitch and a bowline should be enough to help you secure things when necessary.
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