We worked on several of the basic lashings last night at our Troop meeting. It was a good review for the older guys and the new Scouts caught on to it pretty quickly.I was mainly looking for good technique and proper placement of the rope. Nothing fancy with binder twine and tobacco sticks. I was pleased with what they did and I believe they enjoyed it also.
I've always loved lashing sticks together since I was a
Scout. Pioneering Merit Badge is about the only one that I will volunteer to teach. I thought I was good until we went to the World Jamboree.
These 2 pictures are from a gateway at Gilwell. It is truly the best lashing work that I have ever seen! These are milled poles that are bound together with hemp rope. Not a nail or screw in this baby.
I would have loved to have been on the team that built that project. It is a far cry from binder twine and tobacco sticks.
Scouts from Brazil lashing up their gateway.
