Building a real raft
Lashings:
A - Square Lashing; B - Figure of Eight Lashing Procedures 1. Build the outer frame of the raft using 4 bamboos. (Square lashing, 4-6 people, 5 mins.) 2. Add two more bamboos lying vertically at the inner part of the frame. The bamboos are used to hold the plastic barrels, so estimate the width of the plastic barrels before fasten them up. (Square lashing, 4-6 people, 5 mins.) 3. Add two more bamboos lying horizontally at the inner part of the frame. As they are used to hold the plastic barrels, so estimate the height of the plastic barrels before fasten them up. (Square Lashing, 4-6 people, 10 mins.) 4. Fasten the plastic barrels to the frame. (Figure of Eight Lashing, 4-6 people, 20 mins.) 5. Add 4 more bamboo horizontally as the seat. (Square lashing, 4-6 people, 15 mins.) 6. Completed |