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ROPE SKILLS Knots, lashing and whipping TROOP 61 Square Knot . Square Knot 1 5 (or Reef Knot) Used to bind a package or bundle. 2 3 4 6 7 8 TROOP 61 Sheet Bend 1 Sheet Bend Used to join two ropes together, which may be of unequal thickness. 2 3 4 5 TROOP 61 Bowline 1 Bowline 2 Used to make a non-slipping loop 4 5 3 6 TROOP 61 Clove Hitch Clove Hitch 1 2 3 4 5 6 Used to start a lashing, or otherwise loosely attach a rope to a pole. TROOP 61 Sheep Shank 1 2 Sheep Shank Used to temporarily shorten a rope, or isolate a weak portion of rope. 3 4 5 6 7 TROOP 61 Two Half Hitches Two Half Hitches 1 2 3 4 5 6 Used to attach a rope to a pole or guy point. Must be securely tightened. TROOP 61 Hitch 1 2 Hitch Used as a hitch, which may be drawn up away from what it is looped around to tighten a line. 3 4 5 6 7 8 TROOP 61 Timber Hitch Timber Hitch Used to attach a rope to a log for dragging. 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 TROOP 61 Taut-Line Knot 1 2 Taut-Line Knot 3 Used as a hitch, which may be drawn up away from what it is looped around to tighten a line. 4 5 6 7 8 9 TROOP 61 Overhand Knot 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. TROOP 61 TROOP 61 Use To bind poles that are in contact and cross Use To bind poles that are in contact and cross each other at any angle from 45o to 90o. each other at any angle from 45o to 90o. Square Lashing Square Lashing TROOP 61 TROOP 61 Square Lashing Used to fasten two spars or poles together. vertical stick, then back over the face of the horizontal stick the left. wrapping the rope between the poles (in front of the back and in back of the front stick), pulling tightly (tightens the • Finish your lashing with another Clove Hitch. poles) stick • When you have finished weaving the lashing, then "FRAP" it by • Repeat this three or four times, keeping the rope tight. up the right front side of the horizontal bar. • Tighten snugly, then bring the rope behind the vertical bar and on • Run the rope over the horizontal stick, around behind the • Weave rope under & over crossed sticks alternately. two sticks cross. This fastens the rope to the stick. • Tie a Clove Hitch on the vertical stick near the point where the • Crossing two sticks perpendicular or 90 degree angles. Square Lashing TRIPOD Lashing TRIPOD Lashing TROOP 61 TROOP 61 TROOP 61 1 of 2 Whipping Whipping TROOP 61 2 of 2