Cub Scouts Pack 140 Scouts BSA Troops 140

Cub Scouts Pack 140 Scouts BSA Troops 140 and 1140 Conshohocken PA Intro To Knot Tying

Cub Scouts Knots By Rank Wolf – Call of The Wild Overhand Knot Square Knot Bear – Bear Necessity Two Half Hitches Webelos No new knots are needed Arrow Of Light Bowline Square Knot Two Half Hitches Taut Line Hitch

BSA Required Knots By Rank Scout Square Knot Tenderfoot Rank Demonstrate how to whip and fuse the ends of a rope Two Half Hitches Taut Line Hitch Second Class Rank No new knots are needed First Class Rank Timber Hitch Clove Hitch Bowline Knot

KNOTS

Overhand Knot

Overhand Knot The Overhand Knot is “the simplest of the Single-Strand Stopper Knots. ” It can also be used to prevent the end of a piece of rope unraveling. Form a loop and pass the end through it. Tighten it to form the Overhand Knot. When pulled tight it can function as a simple stopper knot.

Square Knot

Square Knot The Square knot has many uses but not where safety is critical, e. g. , you can tie a sail cover a sail; you can tie the string on a gift; and you can tie the laces on your shoes (if they still come with laces). More importantly, the experience of tying a Square Knot teaches the fundamental process of tying a Half Knot or Half Hitch. Take two ropes and cross them (red over blue) to form a half knot. Cross them a second time (red over blue again) and pull the ends tight to form the Square Knot.

Two Half Hitches Knot

Two Half Hitches Knot Two Half Hitches are widely used in many circumstances to tie a rope to a post or ring. Pass the rope around the pole, around itself, and then between the ropes to make a Half Hitch. Go around the rope again to make the second Half Hitch.

Taut Line Hitch Knot

Taut Line Hitch Knot The taut-line hitch is an adjustable loop knot for use on lines under tension. It is useful when the length of a line will need to be periodically adjusted in order to maintain tension. Make a turn around a post or other object several feet from the free end. Coil the free end twice around the standing line working back toward the post. Make one additional coil around the standing line on the outside of the coils just made. Tighten the knot and slide it on the standing line to adjust tension.

Bowline Knot

Bowline Knot The Bowline makes a reasonably secure loop in the end of a piece of rope. It has many uses, e. g. , to fasten a mooring line to a ring or a post. Under load, it does not slip or bind. With no load it can be untied easily. Two bowlines can be linked together to join two ropes. Form a small loop leaving enough rope for the desired loop size. Pass the end of the rope through the loop as though making an overhand knot. Continue around the standing end and then back through the small loop.

Timber Hitch Knot

Timber Hitch Knot The Timber Hitch is useful when towing a spar or log either afloat or on land. When used for this purpose, the Timber Hitch is often placed near the center of the spar and a separate Half Hitch is dropped over the end of the spar to act as a guide. Pass the end of the rope around the pole and then around the standing end. Wrap the end around itself three times and tighten the knot so that the three turns are gripped against the pole.

Clove / Double Hitch Knot

Clove / Double Hitch Knot The clove hitch is considered one of the most important knots and is commonly referred to as a Double Hitch. A clove hitch is two successive half-hitches around an object. It is most effectively used as a crossing knot and used to securing lines running along a series of posts, belaying, starting lashings and fix weak binding. Pass the end of the rope around the pole. Continue over the standing end around the pole a second time. Thread the end under itself and pull tight to form the clove hitch.

WHIP & FUSE

Whip

Whip The Common Whipping is the classic simple whipping to create a very neat appearance with no visible ends. Lay the twine against the rope and wrap the long end around the rope about 8 turns. Make a bight in the short end. Wrap the long end about 8 more times around both the rope and the bight. On the final turn pass the long end through the bight. Pull the short end to hide and secure the long one. Trim the ends off.

Fuse

Fuse HOW TO FUSE THE END OF A ROPE For synthetic materials like nylon, fuse the rope. Rope and cord made from plastic or nylon will melt when exposed to high heat. Cut away the frayed part of the rope. Working in a well-ventilated area, hold each end of the rope a few inches above a lighter, match or candle to melt and fuse the strands together. Let it cool off for a few minutes. Be careful: Melted nylon is hot and sticky, so don’t touch the end until it’s completely cool.