Boy Scout Troop 306

Square Knot		The Square Knot is the basic of all the Boy Scouts Knot. It is used to keep a rope from fraying or unraveling. Memorize - "Right over Left and Left over Right" Video of The Square Knot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxZlP7iz5Gk
Overhand Knot		The Overhand Knot is a stopper knot. The knot can be used temporarily but can untie very easily if tied around something.
Bowline Knot		The Bowline Knot is one of the most useful loop knots. The knot wil not slip and it is easy to untie. With pratice, a scout cn even tie it with one hand. Memorize - " the rabbit comes out of the hole around the tree and returns to the hole"
Sheet Bend Knot		The Sheet bend Knot is a ggod knot for tying together two ropes of the same or different diameters. The knot is a relative of the bowline, and is untied in the same way.
Two-Half Hitches		The Two-Half Hitches are tied around the rope's own standing par. This knot will hold a reasonable load when tied properly. An extremely useful and practical knot.
Taut-Line Hitches		The Taut-Line Hitches is know as two half-hitches with an extra turn , is used to tighten a line, and is ideal for clothes lines, tents and the like. This would have to rank up there as one of the most useful knots to learn! Video of the Taut-Line Hitches http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi9FgXxkAHI
Clove Hitch		The Clove Hitch is tied around an object. Clove comrs from the word cleave, meaning " to split," and is used to describe the knot because it is split into two parts in the same way that the foot of a deer is split into two parts.
Sheep Shank		A sheep shank has two uses. First, you may use it to shorten a rope and maintain its strength for pulling. Its most useful purpose, however, is in situation when you cannot retrieve your rope. When lowering yourself over a rock (with no intention of returning up the face) how are you going to retrieve the rope that it tied to a rock or tree at the top?

Boy Scout Troop 306

Dallas, Georgia