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Troop 509 Ham Lake, MN

Knot Master Program. Troop 509 Ham Lake, MN. Program. Scouts can progress through the required knots, hitches, bends and lashings with a fun advancement program. There are also decorative knots that can be tied for fun. The scouts can earn different colored ropes similar to Karate belts.

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Troop 509 Ham Lake, MN

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  1. Knot Master Program Troop 509Ham Lake, MN

  2. Program • Scouts can progress through the required knots, hitches, bends and lashings with a fun advancement program. • There are also decorative knots that can be tied for fun. • The scouts can earn different colored ropes similar to Karate belts.

  3. Beginning the program • Scouts are given a carabineer, advancement card and a white rope approximately 6 ft long. • Scouts put their name on the card. • Scouts are taught how to tie the carry knot so that the rope is easily carried. • As the scout learns a new knot and demonstrates it to an advanced member , the card is signed off for that knot.

  4. Advancement • Scouts that are able to tie all the knots for a color of rope can advance to the next color and next set of knots. • Scouts are to be able to demonstrate the knots at any time, so they should practice. • Scouts that achieve the black knot will be known as a knot master and are given a patch and are allowed to wear a black rope waggle.

  5. Terms Used • Standing End = the end of the rope that is held and not used in tying the knot. • Working End = the end of the rope that is moved in tying the rope. • Bight = a loop made in the rope. • Knot = tying a rope to itself. • Hitch = tying a rope to another object. • Bend = tying a rope to another rope. • Lashing = tying 2 or 3 poles together.

  6. Carry Knot • Make a double bight in the rope starting at the standing end of the rope. • Wrap the working end around the bight from the end with one loop towards the two loops. • When the working end gets short, tuck it inside the two loop ends of the bights. • Pull the center bight to tighten the loops to secure the working end.

  7. White Rope • Square Knot – Attach two same size ropes. • Sheet Bend - Attach two different size ropes. • Clove Hitch – Tie off to an object. • Timber Hitch – Easily removable tie off. • Two Half Hitches – Slip tie off . • Taught Line Hitch – Adjustable tie off. • Bowline – a loop knot that will not slip. • Figure Eight – a stop knot for the end of rope.

  8. Green Rope • Clove Hitch on a Bight = tie off middle of rope • Bowline on a Bight = make two loops middle • Sheep Shank = shorten rope • Tillers Hitch = Adjustable • Square Lashing = tie two poles at right angles • Diagonal Lashing = tie two poles at 45 degrees • Sheer Lashing = tie two poles parallel • Tripod Lashing = tie three poles making tripod

  9. Blue Rope • Surgeons Knot = Square knot with double turn • Thieves Knot = Square knot with ends opposite • Bowtie Knot = Slippery square knot (Shoe) • Fisherman’s Knot = Tie two ropes together • Cinch Knot = Tie fishing line to a hook or swivel. • Truckers Hitch = adjustable tie off • Alpine Butterfly = loop in the middle of rope • Monkey Fist = decorative rope end knot

  10. Red Rope • Chinese Button = Large decorative knot • Turks Head = Wraps other object (Waggle) • Daisy Chain = Decorative rope knot • Braid Knot = Three strand decorative knot • Square Sinnet = Decorative straight fob • Round Sinnet = Decorative round fob • Cobra Stitch = Two strand decorative knot • Camp Gadget = make something useful.

  11. Black Rope • Decorative Rope Project. • Knot master certification.

  12. References • Knotmaster document - Glenn Beaupre’ • Knot Master, Troop 994 Woodstock, GA • Knots by Grog Http://www.animatedknots.com/ • http://www.chineseknotting.org/button/howto1 • http://www.ropeworks.biz/ • http://www.2020site.org/knots/ • BSA handbook 2010 edition • http://www.troop54.com/

  13. Contact • Andy Albee • Advancement chair • Knot Master • andybsa509@yahoo.com • 763-434-7272

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