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Lashing - Advanced: Answer Key

1. Earn the Lashing honor.

For tips and instruction see AY Honor Lashing.

2. Demonstrate each of the following lashings:

2a. Japanese square

2b. Norwegian square

2c. Filipino diagonal

2d. West country round

3. Demonstrate how to end a rope via whipping.

4. Complete a decorative lashing with at least two colors of rope.

5. Research in your area the following for your lashing project:

5a. Where to legally find spars in nature

5b. How to properly cut down natural materials and prepare them for usage

6. Discuss how anchors are used in larger lashing projects.

7. Know the distance from the structure that anchors should be set for the following conditions:

7a. Undisturbed ground

7b. High wind

7c. Disturbed ground

7d. Loose sand & snow

8. Demonstrate how to do three of the following:

8a. 1-1-1 Picket anchor

8b. 3-2-1 Picket anchor

8c. Log and Picket anchor

8d. Dead Man’s anchor

8e. Fixed anchor

9. Explain how to determine how large the diameter of a pole needs to be for the weight of a lashing project.

10. Construct at least two of the following, using only lashing:

10a. Tower

10b. Rope bridge (monkey bridge)

10c. Entryway

10d. Gate

10e. Wood bridge

10f. Raft

11. Construct one of the following projects with moving parts, using only lashing:

11a. Catapult

11b. Lift bridge

11c. Hoist

References

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