: At minimum there is hundreds of years of testing of lashed frames,
: it's worked for a very long time. Btw, need to look at the
: method of lashing, done correctly there really isn't a huge
: amount of force put on your hands/fingers. They are basically
: lashed snug then the lashing is lashed again to tighten the
: original lashing. Painting the lashing with epoxy after it's
: done will prevent any loosening, makes for an amazingly strong
: joint.

: Bill H.

Bill, wrap the lashing around a short stick a few times and pull on the stick to tighten the lashing. Saves your fingers a lot of wear and tear. I tried fishing line and didn't like it. The artificial sinew has a way coating on it so after you wrap the joint a couple times and pull tight it won't loosen up when you let it go. Makes tieing knots and keeping everything tight much easier.