Tripod Lashing

A close relative of the shear lashing, a tripod lashing is the lashing to use for making a tripod or for joining together the first three poles of a tepee:

Laying three poles alongside each other so that their bottom ends are even. Tie a clove hitch around one outside pole. Add five or six snug wrapping turns by weaving the rope back and forth around the pole. Then take two frapping turns between the first two poles; pull each frap tight. Next, add two frapping turns between the second and third poles; pull each frap tight. End with a clove hitch working tight against the lashing on the third pole. Set up the tripod so that the two outside legs cross each other underneath the lashing.