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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 | '''Materials:''' Two or three spars 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. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:45, 17 January 2010
| Shear lashing | |
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| Names | Shear lashing, Sheer lashing |
| Category | lashing |
| Efficiency | 100% |
| Related | round lashing |
| Releasing | begin by undoing a clove hitch. Next unfrap [1] the lashing. Next unwrap the rope. Finally, undo the other clove hitch. |
| Typical use | Tying spars or 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 lashings to join spars of unequal thickness in a straight line. |
The shear lashing is a type of lashing.
Materials: Two or three spars or 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.
External links
- http://www.4thtyldesley.co.uk/skills/lashings/lash007.htm
- http://www.ropeworks.biz/archive/tripod.html
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