Pioneering Tip #3

-Need to Know-

Before we take on the more "complicated" activities, we need to go over a few things.

Leading End:  The leading end of a piece of rope is the part of the rope that you are using to tie with.

Bite v Loop:  A bite is when the rope is laid so that the line does not cross.  On the side, a loop is where the rope crosses over itself.

Overhand v Underhand:  Should be easy enough, but, overhand is when the leading end crosses over the rope, and underhand is when the leading end is goes underneath the line.

Hitch v Knot:  The key difference here, is that a hitch is attached to something such as a stake, pole, spar, tent, etc, where as a knot is only attached to itself or another piece of rope.

Wrapping v Frapping:  When we start talking about lashings, there will be two movements talked about, wrapping, and frapping.  Wrapping is the first movement you will do, and goes around your poles.  On the other hand, frapping is typically done around the wrappings in order to tighten them.

Lashing Hitches:  There are two hitches that you need to know before we get to lashings, as they are used to start most lashings.

Clove Hitch:  This is possibly the easiest hitch out there, think of it as an "X" with a line through it

Timber Hitch:  This one actually has two purposes.  It is used to start lashings, however, it is also used to pull timber (yes, that is where the name comes from).

Now the key, is to remember to practice and remember all of your knots, as you do more projects, you will find that you will use more and more of them.

Fuse it, Lash it, Tie on!