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| related= [[round lashing]] | | related= [[round lashing]] | ||
| releasing= begin by undoing a [[clove hitch]]. Next unfrap [http://www.troop125bsa.com/pioneering1.htm#shear] the lashing. Next unwrap the rope. Finally, undo the other [[clove hitch]]. | | releasing= begin by undoing a [[clove hitch]]. Next unfrap [http://www.troop125bsa.com/pioneering1.htm#shear] the lashing. Next unwrap the rope. Finally, undo the other [[clove hitch]]. | ||
| uses= Tying spars or [[Tipi#Construction| | | uses= Tying spars or [[Tipi#Construction|poles]] together when they must subsequently be swung apart slightly in a [[scissors]] motion (shear legs). Shear lashings may also be used in place of [[round lashing]]s to join spars of unequal thickness in a straight line. | ||
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The '''shear lashing''' is a type of [[Lashing knot|lashing]]. | The '''shear lashing''' is a type of [[Lashing knot|lashing]]. | ||
'''Materials:''' Two or three [[spar]]s or [[Pole#Things| | '''Materials:''' Two or three [[spar]]s or [[Pole#Things|poles]], 15 - 20 feet of [[rope]]. | ||
'''Tying:''' To tie a shear lashing, begin with a [[clove hitch]] around one spar. Then wrap the free end of the rope around both spars about seven or eight times. Make about three fraps around the lashing, and end up with a [[clove hitch]] on the second spar. | '''Tying:''' To tie a shear lashing, begin with a [[clove hitch]] around one spar. Then wrap the free end of the rope around both spars about seven or eight times. Make about three fraps around the lashing, and end up with a [[clove hitch]] on the second spar. | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
*http://www.4thtyldesley.co.uk/skills/lashings/lash007.htm | *http://www.4thtyldesley.co.uk/skills/lashings/lash007.htm | ||
*http://www.ropeworks.biz/archive/tripod.html | *http://www.ropeworks.biz/archive/tripod.html | ||