Two things: first, is that iron wood? Second, yall know the square lashing, right? I find it much stronger and easier to work with than this. It's basically the same principle except less squeezing between two logs, which grows harder as they are secured. I do at least 3 to 5 passes with twine, then frap it only once or twice so that it is tight but not bulky. Then, when you move onto the next one, rather than tying another clove hitch, you just leave an extra end.
As he said around 1:17 of the video, though, he didn't have a lot of wood handy. This is called a "floor" lashing for a reason; you're usually using it to secure something like ten or twenty floor poles to the stringers, not three. The wraps on square lashings won't let the floor poles sit closely enough to one another to create an actual "floor", while these poles would only be separated by the width of the cordage.
Right. I'm using it to make a bridge now though. I want the bridge to be there for years, so I'll take sturdy over quick. And, considering you don't have to squeeze the rope between the runs, it's not that much more time consuming.
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Two things: first, is that iron wood? Second, yall know the square lashing, right? I find it much stronger and easier to work with than this. It's basically the same principle except less squeezing between two logs, which grows harder as they are secured. I do at least 3 to 5 passes with twine, then frap it only once or twice so that it is tight but not bulky. Then, when you move onto the next one, rather than tying another clove hitch, you just leave an extra end.
This is a more conservative use of cord, but it isn't as effective.
Chris Pool , the wood from youpon tree, very common in Texas. Most of my videos are for scouts; therefore I teach from the scouts' methods.
The scoutmaster yeah. I get that, no more no less. Still, I like my scouts to know what is most effective.
As he said around 1:17 of the video, though, he didn't have a lot of wood handy. This is called a "floor" lashing for a reason; you're usually using it to secure something like ten or twenty floor poles to the stringers, not three. The wraps on square lashings won't let the floor poles sit closely enough to one another to create an actual "floor", while these poles would only be separated by the width of the cordage.
Right. I'm using it to make a bridge now though. I want the bridge to be there for years, so I'll take sturdy over quick. And, considering you don't have to squeeze the rope between the runs, it's not that much more time consuming.