Construction lashings and their use when building structures. - Wilderness

Knowing how to make a basic tripod will help you with several upcoming walkthroughs. This one doesn’t really warrant a step-by-step, as this image fairly-well sums it up. Hold on to this one, and practice it. It may seem basic, but it’s a skill worth mastering.

Construction lashings and their use when building structures. https://www.wildernessarena.com/skills/knots-and-rope/construction-lashings

Three basic types of Lashings

-Square Lashing (used when spars tend to slide over each other)

-Diagonal Lashing (use when spars tend to spring away from each other)

-Shear Lashing (use when spars have to share a load)

Other types of lashings

-Japanese Square Lashing

-Filipino Diagonal Lashing

-Gin Tripod Lashing

-West Country Shear Lashing

Structures

-Simple Tower

-Anchors

-Trestle