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Diagonal Lashing

By Aunelulth in Outside Survival

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Diagonal Lashing

Made by Evakyl

Step 1: First, Tie a Timber Hitch to One of the Objects You Are Lashing Together.

First, Tie a Timber Hitch to One of the Objects You Are Lashing Together.

Step 2: Now Take the End With the Most Cordage and Starting Wrapping It Diagonally Around the Two Objects About Three or Four Times.

Now Take the End With the Most Cordage and Starting Wrapping It Diagonally Around the Two Objects About Three or Four Times.

Step 3: Then Start Wrapping the Two Objects Perpendicular to the Way You Were Wrapping. Remember, Three or Four Times.

Then Start Wrapping the Two Objects Perpendicular to the Way You Were Wrapping. Remember, Three or Four Times.

Step 4: Now Start Wrapping the Excess Cordage Around the Rest of the Cordage Going Under and Over Much Like a Horizontal Lashing.

Now Start Wrapping the Excess Cordage Around the Rest of the Cordage Going Under and Over Much Like a Horizontal Lashing.

Step 5: Once You Start Running Out of Cordage, Tie the Lashing Off With a Clove Hitch.

Once You Start Running Out of Cordage, Tie the Lashing Off With a Clove Hitch.