I built my House of Sticks…

Lashings are used to join together poles or spars to enable the construction of objects and structures.

Lashing

This was the first opportunity for boys to implement this skill, and at first they were not terribly excited.  Their interest increased when they lashed together their poles to create structures.  Some patrols made a second story look out, and one patrol even made a catapult!  It was a great job for a first effort!