Editing Lashing (ropework) (section)

{{Short description|Way of fastening two or more items together with rope}}
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[[File:Temple St. bamboo scaffolding 2.JPG|thumb|[[Bamboo scaffolding]] secured with lashings in [[Kowloon]].]]
A '''lashing''' is an arrangement of [[rope]], wire, or webbing with linking device used to secure and fasten two or more items together in a somewhat rigid manner. Lashings are most commonly applied to timber poles, and are commonly associated with cargo, containerisation, the [[Scouting]] movement, [[sailor]]s, and [[gardener]]s.

It has been imagined that the first lashing made by humans was wrapping a few strips of bark around a stone to hold it to a tree branch to make an ax to hunt and build with.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} In modern times, the same methods are used, but strips of bark and vines have been replaced with natural and synthetic fiber ropes. [[Scouting|Scout]]s and campers use lashings to build camp gadgets and improve their campsites for comfort and convenience, including the building of [[Raft|rafts]] for transport and [[Kon-Tiki_(Scouting)|competitive events]]. Lashings are also used in [[Pioneering (Scouting)|pioneering]],  the art of creating structures such as bridges and towers, using ropes and wooden spars.

There are still areas in the world where lashing spars (or poles) is the basic means of building.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}