1. ROPE SKILLS Knots, lashing and whipping

2. Square Knot (or Reef Knot) Used to bind a package or bundle. TROOP 61 Square Knot. 1 2 3 5 4 6 7 8

3. Sheet Bend Used to join two ropes together, which may be of unequal thickness. TROOP 61 Sheet Bend 1 2 3 4 5

4. TROOP 61 Bowline Used to make a non-slipping loop 1 5 Bowline 46

5. TROOP 61 Clove Hitch Used to start a lashing, or otherwise loosely attach a rope to a pole. 6 12 34 5 Clove Hitch

6. TROOP 61 Sheep Shank Used to temporarily shorten a rope, or isolate a weak portion of rope. 1 2 3 5 4 6 7 Sheep Shank

7. TROOP 61 Two Half Hitches Used to attach a rope to a pole or guy point. Must be securely tightened. 1 2 3 Two Half Hitches 56 4

8. TROOP 61 Hitch Used as a hitch, which may be drawn up away from what it is looped around to tighten a line. Hitch

9. TROOP 61 Timber Hitch Used to attach a rope to a log for dragging. 1 2 3 4 5 Timber Hitch 56

10. TROOP 61 Taut-Line Knot Used as a hitch, which may be drawn up away from what it is looped around to tighten a line. Taut-Line Knot 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6

11. TROOP 61 Overhand Knot The overhand knot is used at the end of ropes to prevent their unraveling. It is a very secure knot and should be used when you want a knot that is permanent. Overhand Knot

12. TROOP 61 Use To bind poles that are in contact and cross each other at any angle from 45o to 90o. Use To bind poles that are in contact and cross each other at any angle from 45o to 90o. Square Lashing

13. TROOP 61 Crossing two sticks perpendicular or 90 degree angles. Tie a Clove Hitch on the vertical stick near the point where the two sticks cross. This fastens the rope to the stick. Weave rope under & over crossed sticks alternately. Run the rope over the horizontal stick, around behind the vertical stick, then back over the face of the horizontal stick on the left. Tighten snugly, then bring the rope behind the vertical bar and up the right front side of the horizontal bar. Repeat this three or four times, keeping the rope tight. When you have finished weaving the lashing, then "FRAP" it by wrapping the rope between the poles (in front of the back stick and in back of the front stick), pulling tightly (tightens the poles) Finish your lashing with another Clove Hitch. TROOP 61 Square Lashing Used to fasten two spars or poles together. Square Lashing

14. TROOP 61 TRIPOD Lashing

15. TROOP 61 WhippingWhipping 1 of 2 2 of 2