Rack
lashing was an method of fixing two or more pieces of flat surfaced wood
(particularly planks and scantling) together by mean of compression using
a length of rope attached to a short stick or picket called a rack stick.
The rack stick was about 15 inches long and two inches in diameter sharpened
to a rough point at one end with a eye-hole about three-quarters of an inch
in diameter bored through the other end. A rope about 8 feet 6 inches long
was attached to the rack stick using an eye-splice at the rack stick eye-hole.
The rack lashing was used by passing the rope around the objects to be fixed
together, such as a sleeper, plank, and riband of a gun platform, and
intertwining the rack stick twice around the opposite end of the rope to
form an overhand knot. The rack stick was twisted end over end until the
objects were adequately compressed together. Compression was maintained by
inserting the pointed end of the rack stick between the rope and the objects
and jamming it into place.
Rack
lashing was an method of fixing two or more pieces of flat surfaced wood
(particularly planks and scantling) together by mean of compression using
a length of rope attached to a short stick or picket called a rack stick.
The rack stick was about 15 inches long and two inches in diameter sharpened
to a rough point at one end with a eye-hole about three-quarters of an inch
in diameter bored through the other end. A rope about 8 feet 6 inches long
was attached to the rack stick using an eye-splice at the rack stick eye-hole.
The rack lashing was used by passing the rope around the objects to be fixed
together, such as a sleeper, plank, and riband of a gun platform, and
intertwining the rack stick twice around the opposite end of the rope to
form an overhand knot. The rack stick was twisted end over end until the
objects were adequately compressed together. Compression was maintained by
inserting the pointed end of the rack stick between the rope and the objects
and jamming it into place.
