Overhand knot
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|introduction = 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 [[Special_Knots#Figure_Eight|Figure Eight]] is a much better stopper knot. | |introduction = 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 [[Special_Knots#Figure_Eight|Figure Eight]] is a much better stopper knot. | ||
|required_for = <li>[[Wolf Electives]] 17a. Learn to tie an '''overhand knot''' and a [[square knot]]. | |required_for = <li>[[Wolf Electives]] 17a. Learn to tie an '''overhand knot''' and a [[square knot]]. | ||
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Special Knots, and Advanced Knots, for Wolf, Bear, Webelos, Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class.
Notes
The Overhand knot is one of the Forty Knots.
- See also
