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Shear lashing
KNOT SCORE
If you need to extend anything, from a spar to a boathook or maybe even Strength
a broken tiller, the shear lashing will usually do the trick. Simple yet Security
effective, it combines wrapping and frapping turns with a couple of clove Diffi culty Tying
Diffi culty Untying
hitches to good effect. It can also be used if the spars are to be splayed
Usefulness
out, for making a crutch or (with an extra pole) a tripod.

1 Tie the standing end of the line 2 Wrap the line around both poles 3 Take a couple of frapping turns
onto one pole with a clove hitch seven or eight times. around the lashing.
(page 32).

4 Tighten the turns, and tie the
working end to the second pole with
a clove hitch (page 32).

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