Troop 17
Boy Scouts of
America
Moore, Oklahome
| How to Tie Knots |
| The Shear Lashing is used for forming shear legs of
timbers in pioneering bridges. Begin by laying the spars parallel to one
another. Tie a Clove Hitch around one spar. Then bind the two timbers
together by laying seven or eight turns around them, loosely, one turn
beside the other. Then make two frapping turns around the lashing between
the spars. Fasten the rope end with a Clove Hitch around the second timber.
Open out the two timbers to form shear legs.
Sometimes shear lashings are used to lash two spars together to keep them parallel (to extend a flagpole, for example). In that case, do not use frapping turns. Sometimes, in this type of lashing it is necessary to put a long, tapered wedge behind the lashing to tighten it. |
Boy Scout Knots