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N
AME
AboutThisBooklet
ThisbooklethasbeenassembledasareadyreferenceforScouts
workingonthePioneeringMeritBadgethatcomplimentstheScou
t
handbook.Keeptrackofyourprogressonpages4and5.
Troop24
Kennettsquare
pennsylvania
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Signa
lTower
!
VictorHugo
VictorHugo
VictorHugo
VictorHugo
EyeSplice.....................................................................................................28
BackSplice...................................................................................................29
ShortSplice
..................................................................................................30
TenMinuteTower........................................................................................31
BrynbachTo
wer...........................................................................................32
Bridges.........................................................................................................33
SignalTowe
r................................................................................................34
ShoeLacings................................................................................................35
TheIANS
hoelaceKnot.............................................................................35
EscherTowe
rs..............................................................................................35
AboutThisB
ooklet......................................................................................36
Baden-Powell,
founderof
scouting
move
ment
overs
eesa
pioneeringp
roject
WilliamShakespeare
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Brynba
chTower
PioneeringKnotList
KnotorLashing
Rank/HandbookPage
Rank/HandbookPage
Rank/HandbookPage
Rank/HandbookPage
Notes
Notes
Notes
Notes
Squa
reKnot
ScoutRankP.8
CloveHitch
1stClass7B
P.139
Timb
erHitch
1stClass7B
P.138
Bowline
1stClass8A
P.149
Shee
tBend
1stClass8A
P.160
Shee
pShank
Roun
dTurn&2Half
Hitch
es
Basic Knots For Pioneering
MB
Whip
&FuseRope
TenderfootRan
k4A
P.34
TwoHalfHitches
TenderfootRan
k4B
P.36
Taut-LineHitch
TenderfootRan
k4B
P.36
Squa
reLashing
1stClass8A
P.141
Shea
rLashing
1stClass8A
P.142
DiagonalLashing
1stClass8A
P.143
Pioneerin
gMB
AdditionalKnots
Doub
leSheetBend
Honda
CarrickBend
Pru
ssic
Rollin
gHitch
CatsPaw
Pipe
Hitch
RopeTackle
Barre
lHitch
Fis
hermansKnot
Cons
trictor
WC
ShearLashing
BowlineonaBight
ButterflyKnot
Wate
rKnot
Ma
stheadKnot
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ShortSplice
(I)Unlaythelayofbothropesforseveraltimestherope
diameter.Atemporarywhippingonewillpreventunraveling.
Marrythestrandstogetheralternatingonefromeachend.
(II)TuckFunderEandGunderD
(III)Firsttwotuckscompleted
(IV)Rotatethesplice180degreesandtuckHunderC.This
completesthefirstsetoftuck
s. C
ontinuetuckingF,GandH
overonelayandunderthene
xt.
Removethetemporarywhipp
ing
andtuckC,DandEoverone
strandandunderthenext.Tuck
eachlaythreetimes
RopeMaterials,
CharacteristicsandUse
LaidRope
Laidropeismadeupoffiberstwistedinto
yarnsthataretwisted
intostrandsandlaidintoarope.
BraidedOrWovenRope
Twelve-StrandBraidedRo
pes:12strandsare
braidedoverandundereach
otherinamaypole
fashiontocreateahollow,tu
bularstructure.
PlaitedRopes:Eightstrand
plaitedropeformedby
intertwiningfourpairsofstrandsinamaypole
fashionwithtwopairsmovin
gclockwiseandtwo
pairsmovingcounter-clockw
ise.
DoubleBraidedRopes:Tworopesinone,a
braidedcoreisover-braidedwithacoverbraid,
hencethetermsbraidonbraidand2in1braid.
Hollow&DiamondBraids
:Ahollow,tubular
structurebraidedinamaypolefashiontoproducea
plainbraidpatternwithandwithoutacore
SolidBraids:Thestrandsareintertwinedby
braidinginacircularpattern
toformasolidtubular
structure.
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PioneeringUses
Natural
Fibers
Cost
Stretch
SunlightResistance
RotResistance
Workability
Strength
Durability
Knotting
Lashing
Tackle
Anchor-Footrope
Manila
$$
+
G
G
E
G
G
X
X
X
X
Sisal
$
++
G
P
G
F
F
X
X
Cotton
$
G
P
G
F
G
SyntheticFibers
Polypropylene
$$
+
P
E
F
G
G
X
Polyethylene
$
+
F
E
Polyester
$$$
-
E
E
G
E
X
X
X
X
Nylon
$$$
++
G
E
E
E
E
X
X
X
ManilaPerhapsthebestoverall
rope.Ithasagoodsizetostrength
ratio,doesnotstretchtoomuch
andhandleswellwhentyingknots
andlashings.Whileitcanwithstandfrequentwettinganddryingit
mustbestoreddrytoavoidmild
ewandrot.
SisalHasapoorsizetostrength
ratio,doesnothandlewellandwe
ars
ourquickly.Whileitislessexpensivethanmanilaitslimiteduseand
durabilitymakeitasecondchoiceforpioneering.
CottonBraidedortwistedcotto
nisoutclassedinstrengthand
durabilitybyjustaboutallother
ropes.Itissuitableforclotheslines
andhammocksbutnotforpione
eringorcamping.
PolypropyleneHasanexcellentstrengthtosizeratio,handleswell
butweakenswithlongexposure
tosunlight.
NylonThestretchfactorinnylo
nropemakesitdifficulttoworkw
ith
whenlashing.Anexcellentsize
tostrengthratioanddurabilitymake
itagoodropeforgeneraluse.
PolyesterMostbraidedclimbingropesarepolyester.Ithandleswell,
hasanexcellentweighttostrengthratioandlimitedstretchfactor.It
ismuchmoreexpensivethanmanilaornylonropesandhaslimited
useinpioneering.
PolyethyleneTheleastexpensiveofthesyntheticfiberropes.Its
stiffnessandpoorhandlingqualitiesmakeitundesirablefor
pioneering.
BinderTwineLooselytwistedjutefiberstreatedwithoil.Itservesas
alightweightcordforthrow-awayusessuchaslashingsmall
diameterpolesorstavesforcam
pgadgets.Bindertwineisusedto
demonstrateropemakingandca
nserveasareasonablygoodfire
starter
BackSplice
1.Unlay
therope5or6turns
2-3Form
crownknotas
shown.F
romaboveitshould
looklikethis:
4.Tucko
nelayoverthe
adjoining
endandunderitself.
5.Tuckthenextstrandover
andunde
r
6Tucktheremainingstrand
overand
under.
Tofinish
thebacksplice
continue
tuckingeachlayover
andunde
rseveraltimes.
Thefinished
splice
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Eye
Splice
(1)&(2)Countbackandunlay5
roundsofthelayoftherope.
3)Fantheunlaidendoftheropean
d
placeitoverthestandingpartofthe
rope.Thestrandtotheinsideofthe
eyemustlooklikeitiscomingout
fromundertheothertwostrandsan
d
theothertwostrandsmustbefanne
d
insuchawaythattheydonotcross
eachother.
(4)Whileholdingtheinsidestrand
inplace,stickthemiddlestrand
underoneofthestrandsofthe
standingendoftherope.
(5)Passtheinsidestrandoverthe
standingendstrandandstickit
underthenextstandingendstrand.
N0TE:Thesecondstrandgoesin
wherethefirststrandcameout.(6)
Turnthespliceover.
(7)Stickthethirdstrandunderthe
remainingstrandofthestandingen
d.
NOTE:Thethirdstrandisstuckin
wherethesecondstrandcameout
andcomesoutwherethefirststrand
wentin.[NOTE]Whenthethird
strandisstuckitappearstogo
backwardbutwhenitisexamined
closelyyouwillseethatitisstuckin
thesamedirectionastheothertwo
strands.
(8B)&(8F)Completethespliceby
workingthestrandssnugandaddin
g
3to550undsoftucks.NOTE:
Whenthestrandsarefoldedback
overtheeye,youwillnoticethat
thereisonestrandgoinginandone
strandcomingoutbetweeneachof
thestrandsofthestandingend
SailMakersWhippin
g
1.Be
ginbyunlaying
(untwisting)theropetwo
inches.Makeabiteina3-
footlengthofwhipping
thread
andplaceitaround
oneofthestrands.
2.Re-laytherope.Windthe
whipp
ingthreadtightly
aroundtheropeendfora
sufficientnumberofturns.
3.Carrythebightoriginally
forme
dbackovertheendof
thesamestrandaroundwhich
itwas
laid.
4.Pull
endstightandtiethem
witha
squareknotbetween
theropeends.Trimendsof
whipp
ingthread.
EnglishWhipping
Formaloopin
whippingthreadand
layitalongtheend.
Wrapthewhipping
threadtightlyaround
therope.Whenthe
whippingisaswideas
theropeisthick,slip
theendthroughthe
loop,pullhard,and
trimwhippingthread.
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KnotTyingTerms
WhatKin
dofKnotisit?
Bend-joinstworopestogether
Hitchtiesropetoapost,stake
etc.
Stopperusuallyontheendof
aropetopreventitbeingpulled
throughanopening
Loopformsasingleormultip
leloop.
Lashingbindsobjectstogetherwithmultipleturns.
Tu
rksHeadNeckerchief
Slide
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Monke
ysFist
CoilingRope
Gro
mmet
Knot
s
Bends
DoubleSh
eetBend
Usedtojointworopesofdifferentdiameter.
CarrickBe
nd
Thefirstandalmostalwaysbestwaytojointh
eendsoftworopes.
Computergeneratedknots
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FishermansKnot
TheFisherman'sknotisusedto
tietworopesofequalthickness
together.Itisusedbyfishermen
tojoinfishingline,andisvery
effectivewithsmalldiameterstringsandtwines.
WaterKnot
Shownheretiedwith
webbingthewater
knotcanbetiedin
ropeaswell.Use
whereverastrongn
on-
jammingknotiscal
led
fortojointheendsof
ropes.
Sheepshank
Usedtoshortenropeundertension.
PioneeringAnc
hors
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Trestle
Thetrestledemonstratespion
eeringconstructiontechniques.
Beginbylashingtheledgerstothelegsandaddthebraces.The
centerdiagonallashingshouldbetiedlast.Bracingdiagonally
givethestructureaddinggrea
tstrengthandrigidity.This
techniqueiscalledtriangulati
on.Notethatoneendofthebrace
isoppositetheotherfourendstoaddlockingtensiontothe
brace.
Hitches
RollingHitc
h
Ifyoulook
atthishitchcloselyyouseethatit
isreallyaclovehitch
thatendswithaturn.Besttiedsothattheload
pullsagainstthehitch
asshown.
PipeHitch
Thishitchw
illnotsliponpipes,polesorotherroundobjects.
CelticKnotwork
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JapaneseSquareLashing
FigureofEightLashing
BarrelHitch
Providesaliftingslingforbarrelsorbuckets.Twohitcheswillhelp
stabilizetheload.
Constric
tor
Theconstrictorknotisimportantastemporary
whippingandas
permanentbinding.Neveruseitifyouneedto
untieit.Whenyou
cannotplacetheknotaroundtheobjectaftertheknotisformed,you
havetotieitroundtheobject.Thismaybedif
ficultifyoudidnot
leaveenoug
hroomtoputtheendthrough.
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Loop
Knots
JugKnot
Lashings
GinTripod
Lashing
Aquick,stronglashingforlightweighttripods
.
1.Makealoopoveroneofthepoleswiththeendsleadingbetween
theothertw
o.
2.Leadthe
longendoftheropeabovetheloopandwrapitaroundall
threepolesaboutfiveorsixtimes.Puttheloopoverthewrapsand
overtopof
samepole.
3.Pullthel
ooptightwiththeshortendoftherope.Leadtheshortend
overthewrapsinthebetweentwopolesoppositetheloop.
4.Tietheendsoftheropetogetherwithasquareknotbetweenthe
endsofthe
poles.
WestCountryShearLashing
Thislashingisaseriesofoverhandknotsmadeonalternatingsides
andfinishedwithaSquareKnot.Twolashingsmakeastrongshear
jointbetweentwopoles.
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RopeTackle
Theropetackleisusedtotightenlinesorliftloads.Itisasimple,
effectivealternativetopulleys.Thetoggleorstickshowninthe
drawingpreventstheloopfrom
jamming.
Bowlineo
naBight
Formstwofixedloopsandcanbetiedwithoutaccesstotheendsof
therope
ButterflyK
not
Formsafixedloop
withoutaccesstothe
endsoftherope
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MastheadKnot
Placedonthetopofapoleormastthisknotformsloopsforguylines
tosupportthepole.
PrussicKn
ot
Formsamo
vableknotonanotherrope.Notethatitcanbedoubledto
gainmorep
urchaseonasmoothrope
CatsPaw
Securesalinetoahookfor
liftingloads.
HondaKn
ot
Formsarun
ninglooporlasso.