Sacha wrote:
On 2/2/07 11:54, in article , "Janet Tweedy"
wrote:
In article , Sacha
writes

We're currently putting up some posts which will have rope swagged between
them for the support of roses, clematis etc.

Sacha how are you going to fix the rope? I wanted to string some up
between two pillars around a seat at the end of the garden but wasn't
sure how you would do it. Do you tie thinner rope around it and then fix
that or take it over the top of the posts and wallop a huge nail through
it to hold it in place?

On their photos (which aren't on the site yet) they show some way in which
they've knotted it, so that's what we're going to attempt! The other
possibility is the sort of fixing people use for rope stair rails which is a
metal circle with a fixing nail in the centre, or as you suggest a huge nail
or metal staple and a good thump! In your case, you could do any of the
above and take the ends of the rope down to ground level and secure them to
stakes to give an extra 'embracing' effect round the seat. As long as
people don't trip over the low stakes, of course!
You could always email Niall for suggestions and/or instructions but if I
can find where Ray has hidden the pics, I'll scan them in and email them to
you.

I'd simply knot them, but you need to use the right knot. Perhaps if you
have a friend who sails they'd come round and show you? (or does
climbing, or was a scout/guide etc.).

Dorothy.