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Two cross-brace poles have a gap between them and must be pulled together. Which lashing?

A diagonal lashing.

  1. Square lashing
  2. Tripod lashing
  3. Diagonal lashing ✔

Why: A diagonal lashing starts with a timber hitch around both poles. Pulling it closes the gap so the wraps go on with the poles touching. A square lashing is for poles already in contact.

Huh, didn't know that: The tightening turns wrapped around the middle of a lashing are called frapping turns.

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Sources

  1. Animated Knots: Diagonal Lashing https://www.animatedknots.com/diagonal-lashing-knot
  2. Scout Life (Scouting America): How to Tie the 7 Basic Scout Knots https://scoutlife.org/outdoors/176401/how-to-tie-the-7-basic-scout-knots/
  3. Bryan on Scouting (Scouting America): How to complete a square lashing in half the time https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2019/10/10/how-to-complete-a-square-lashing-in-half-the-time/

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