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==Clove Hitch== | ==Clove Hitch== | ||
- | [[Image:Clove_Hitch.gif|left]][[Image:Clove_Hitch2.gif|right|''Loop over the top. Loop around again below. Pull through the hole.'']] | + | [[Image:Clove_Hitch.gif|left]][[Image:Clove_Hitch2.gif|right|frame|''Loop over the top. Loop around again below. Pull through the hole.'']] |
- | + | {{quote-source|Clove comes from the word cleave meaning “to split”, clove hitch is split into two parts like the foot of a deer or a sheep – used to end lashings… form the first half hitch of the clove hitch by taking a bight (loop) around the pole and then across itself. | |
- | + | Form the second half hitch of the clove hitch by taking the second bight around the pole and tucking the end of the rope under the rope between the two loops. When pulled tight, the clove hitch should look like an X. The difference between a clove hitch and two half-hitches is that a clove hitch is tied around an object and two half hitches are tied around the rope’s own standing part. | |
- | + | An alternative way of tying a clove hitch it to make and overhand loop in the rope. Then make a second overhand loop next to the first loop. Next, without turning over either loop, place the first loop on top of the second loop. Finally, place the two loops over the end of a pole or around the neck of the bear bag and pull tight.|[[Boy Scout Handbook]] p. 139}} | |
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Revision as of 11:14, December 13, 2008
![]() | Adult leader awards are also called "knots." |
![]() | See Forty Knots and Advanced Knots for more information. |
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Here are the basic knots Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts learn.
Overhand Knot | Square Knot | Bowline | Sheet Bend | Slip Knot |
Two Half Hitches | Taut Line Hitch | Clove Hitch | Timber Hitch | Whipping |
Overhand Knot
The Overhand Knot is used in other knots including the Square Knot which is two Overhand knots. The overhand knot can be used temporarily but can untie very easily if tied around something. The overhand knot can be used as a stopper knot and can keep a rope from fraying or unraveling but the Figure Eight is a much better stopper knot.
- Required for
- Wolf Electives 17a. Learn to tie an overhand knot and a square knot.
Square Knot
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— Boy Scout Handbook p. 8 |
Note: The Square Knot comes untied easily and is not as strong as a Sheet Bend.
- Required for
- Wolf Electives 17a. Learn to tie an overhand knot and a square knot.
- Bear 22b. Tie a square knot, bowline, sheet bend, two half hitches, and slip knot. Tell how each knot is used.
- Webelos Outdoorsman #11. ...Show how to tie a square knot and explain how it is used.
- Webelos Arrow of Light #2 Tie the joining knot (square knot).
- Scout #6: Demonstrate tying the square knot (a joining knot).
- Small-Boat Sailing #7a: Square (Reef) Knot - Clove Hitch - Two Half Hitches - Bowline - Cleat Hitch - Figure Eight
- Sea Scout Apprentice #5. Square Knot - Bowline - Clove Hitch - Sheet Bend - Two Half Hitches - Figure Eight - Cleat Hitch
- When your shoes keep coming untied, it is because you tied a Granny Knot instead of a Square Knot.
Bowline
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— Boy Scout Handbook pp. 148-149 |
- Required for
- Bear 22b. Tie a square knot, bowline, sheet bend, two half hitches, and slip knot. Tell how each knot is used.
- First Class #8a. Demonstrate tying the bowline knot and describe several ways it can be used.
- Small-Boat Sailing #7a: Square (Reef) Knot - Clove Hitch - Two Half Hitches - Bowline - Cleat Hitch - Figure Eight
- Sea Scout Apprentice #5. Square Knot - Bowline - Clove Hitch - Sheet Bend - Two Half Hitches - Figure Eight - Cleat Hitch
Sheet Bend
The Sheet Bend is a much stronger knot than a Square Knot and much more secure.
- Required for
- Bear 22b. Tie a square knot, bowline, sheet bend, two half hitches, and slip knot. Tell how each knot is used.
- Sea Scout Apprentice #5. Square Knot - Bowline - Clove Hitch - Sheet Bend - Two Half Hitches - Figure Eight - Cleat Hitch
Slip Knot
- Required for
- Bear 22b. Tie a square knot, bowline, sheet bend, two half hitches, and slip knot. Tell how each knot is used.
Two Half Hitches
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— Boy Scout Handbook p. 36 |
Note: The Two Half Hitches knot is only secure when it is tight against the post.
- Required for
- Bear 22b. Tie a square knot, bowline, sheet bend, two half hitches, and slip knot. Tell how each knot is used.
- Webelos Outdoorsman #11. Demonstrate setting up a tent or dining fly using two half hitches and a taut-line hitch. Show how to tie a square knot and explain how it is used.
- Tenderfoot #4b. Demonstrate you know how to tie the following knots and tell what their uses are: two half hitches and the taut-line hitch.
- Small-Boat Sailing #7a: Square (Reef) Knot - Clove Hitch - Two Half Hitches - Bowline - Cleat Hitch - Figure Eight
- Sea Scout Apprentice #5. Square Knot - Bowline - Clove Hitch - Sheet Bend - Two Half Hitches - Figure Eight - Cleat Hitch
Taut Line Hitch
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— Boy Scout Handbook p. 37 |
- Required for
- Webelos Outdoorsman #11. Demonstrate setting up a tent or dining fly using two half hitches and a taut-line hitch. Show how to tie a square knot and explain how it is used.
- Tenderfoot #4b. Demonstrate you know how to tie the following knots and tell what their uses are: two half hitches and the taut-line hitch.
- Small-Boat Sailing #7a: Square (Reef) Knot - Clove Hitch - Two Half Hitches - Bowline - Cleat Hitch - Figure Eight
Clove Hitch
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— Boy Scout Handbook p. 139 |
- Required for
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- First Class #7b. Demonstrate tying the timber hitch and clove hitch and their use in square, shear, and diagonal lashings by joining two or more poles or staves together.
- Small-Boat Sailing #7a: Square (Reef) Knot - Clove Hitch - Two Half Hitches - Bowline - Cleat Hitch - Figure Eight
- Sea Scout Apprentice #5. Square Knot - Bowline - Clove Hitch - Sheet Bend - Two Half Hitches - Figure Eight - Cleat Hitch
Timber Hitch
"The timber hitch is the knot to use for dragging a log across the ground. It is also the knot that starts a diagonal lashing. Here's how to tie a timber hitch:"
"Pass the end of the rope around the log. Loop the end around the starting part of the rope, then wrap the end around itself three or more times. Tighten the hitch against the log." - Boy Scout Handbook p. 138
- Required for
- First Class #7b. Demonstrate tying the timber hitch and clove hitch and their use in square, shear, and diagonal lashings by joining two or more poles or staves together.
Whipping and Fusing
Whipping: Lay twine (or dental floss) on rope to form a loop. Wrap the twine around with neat, tight bindings until the length of whipping is two to three times the diameter of the rope. Pull the working end of twine through the loop. Pull hard on the other end of the twine to draw tight under the wraps. Cut off loose ends and roll the whipping under foot. Fusing: Required for:
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External links
- Animated Knots: Basic Scout Knots - Forty Scout knots - Special Knots - Sailing knots - Fishing knots - Folsoms Knots - Animatedknots.com - Great Animations - More Animated Knots - More great Animated Knots - Still more - Knot Videos - Basics Videos - Basics2
- Other Knot Links: Advanced knots - Ropers Knots Page - Climbing Knots - Fishing knots - Knots Index
- Notable Knot Index - shows quick method of tying
- Hitch Knots - including instructions
- All lower rank knots
(2MB PDF)
- When to use knots lashings
(152K PDF)
- Sea Scout Knots
- Ropers Knots Page Practical knots
- Knot Gallery (GIF format)
- Rock Climbing Knots
- Animated knots (Javascript)
- Knots Index
- Fishing knots
- Ian's Shoelace Site
- International Guild of Knot Tyers
- Notation describing methods of tying knots
- The Notable Knot Index
- Underground rope rescue knots