FIRST CLASS SCOUT

ROUND LASHING Round lashings bind two each other and tie them together with a clove hitch. Make seven or eight very tight, neat wraps around the poles. Finish the lash- ing with another clove ere are no fraps in a round lashing. The wraps must do all the work, so pull them as tight as you can. Make a second round lashing farther along the poles to keep them from twisting out of line. When very smooth synthetic rope or very smooth poles are used, the round lashing can be made more secure by adding several additional half hitches to each of the clove hitches.