A lashing is an arrangement of rope wire or webbing with linking device used to secure and fasten two or more items together in a somewhat rigid manner. Lashings are most commonly applied to timber poles, and are commonly associated with the cargo, containerisation, the Scouting movement, and with sailors.
This word usage derives from using whipcord to tie things together.
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For a scout, lashing is very important skill. They need to know lashings for making gadgets for camping.
There are mainly four lashings. They are square lashing, diagonal lashing and shear lashing. Now let see how these lashing tied.
Square lashing
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Uses of Square lashing
Diagonal lashing
Uses of diagonal lashing
The Diagonal Lashing is used to lash two spars together. Unlike the Square lashing which works for right angle crossings, the diagonal lashing secures poles crossing each other at a a variety of angles.
Shear lashing
Uses of Shear lashing
The Shear Lashing is used to lash the ends of two poles together. The other ends are separated to make a pair of Shear Legs.
