Our attempt with presenting the Round Lashing was to simplify two different lashings (shear and round) into one. That may have been lost in translation, or might be something people are dead set against letting go of. We felt that frapping or no frapping wasn’t enough of a difference to take this to two separate posts (shear and round) for our KOTW series.

The whole lashing/frapping/seizing technique to me should all be combined as simply “lashing.” This is just my opinion, but there’s only so many ways to use these techniques and yes there’s the fact that something sturdier must be used for weight-bearing, but the overall concept is what I feel is important.

Not that you were saying this with your comment, but people often get caught up in terminology and the right way to pronounce things, like “bow line” vs. “bolin.” Who cares? Just learn how to tie it and put it in your toolbox. Rant off…

Anyhow, thanks for bringing this up.
~ Bryan

While the Boy Scout in me hates this, a quick Google search found a Girl Scout image that clarifies the difference: http://www.girlscoutsofpaloalto.org/images/lshrnd.png