building a yurt for the winter...

[Bob Rowlands]

I used 1.25" 1/4-20 carriage bolts and nylok nuts on my laths. I had washers between the laths to keep the painted laths from sticking, but that was a BIG mistake. No matter where I torqued the nuts, either the lath was too tight to open and close easily, or the washers rattled when it was windy. It was incredibly time consuming screwing around with the entire bolt system. As far as I'm concerned, the way to do laths is to tie them with cordage or rawhide. You know....just like the Mongolians do. They have yurt trad stuff figured out.