General Function: Commonly used for pioneering/gadget projects to fasten two poles (or spars) together
Basics of lashings:
T – All the turns are tightened as you go
O – No unnecessary overlaps
N – Tuck in the ends of hitches for neatness
G – Ensure minimal gaps in the lashings
S – Ensure sufficient rounds and fraps are made (Fraps bind the rounds together, adding more security to the lashing)
T – All the turns are tightened as you go
O – No unnecessary overlaps
N – Tuck in the ends of hitches for neatness
G – Ensure minimal gaps in the lashings
S – Ensure sufficient rounds and fraps are made (Fraps bind the rounds together, adding more security to the lashing)
Lashings frequently used in NPCC:
- Round Lashing
- Shear Lashing
- Square Lashing
- Diagonal Lashing
- Gyn Lashing
1. Round Lashing
Function:
- Bind 2 even poles/spars together
Steps:
- Tie a clove hitch to both poles with the cut of the clove hitch at the side of the pole.
- Unlike shear lashing, the round turns must be tightly pulled because no frapping is required.
- End with a clove hitch over both poles with the cut of the clove hitch diagonally opposite that of the starting clove hitch.
Practical Application: To bind the spars of a flagstaff
2. Shear Lashing
Function:
- To bind 2 uneven poles/spars together
Steps:
- Tie a clove hitch to one of the poles.
- Turn the rope round the poles.
- Frap between the spars for at least 3 rounds.
- End with a clove hitch on the other pole diagonally opposite to the starting clove hitch.
Practical Application: To construct shear legs or A-frames in pioneering
3. Square Lashing
Function: To bind 2 spars at right angles apart from each other.
Steps:
- Tie a clove hitch on one pole and ensure its standing end pulls tangential to the other pole.
- Turn the running end round the spars several times, following the in-out-in-out sequence, as shown in diagram. Each new round on the pole with the starting clove hitch should be placed inwards and towards the center of the lashing (second picture) while each new round on the pole without the starting clove hitch should be outwards and away from the center of the lashing.
- Frap between the spars for at least 3 rounds. Ensure fraps are complete.
- End with a clove hitch on the same pole, right beside the original clove hitch.
Practical Application: To construct trestles in pioneering
4. Diagonal Lashing
Function: Secures spars at any angle
Steps:
- Tie a timber hitch across the diagonal of the spars.
- Wind rounds across the other angle perpendicular to the timber hitch. These are primary rounds.
- Make a turn around a spar and continue the turns in the new direction such that the rounds will be made across the same angle that the timber hitch was tied across. These are secondary rounds
- Frap between the spars for at least 3 rounds.
- End with a clove hitch on one of the spars to secure it.
Practical Application: To construct A-frames and braces in pioneering
5. Gyn Lashing
Function:
- Used to bind 3 or more spars together to create a stand
Steps:
- Tie a clove hitch on the first spar.
- Tie the rope alternately over and under in a figure of eight formation.
- Make a turn about the first or last spar before frapping.
- Frap at least 3 rounds in between every spar.
- End with a clove hitch on the last pole, diagonally opposite the starting clove hitch
Practical Application: To create a tripod in pioneering