Animated Knot Tying

• Bowline

• Clove Hitch

• Figure of Eight knot, Flemish knot, Savoy knot

• Fisherman's knot, Angler's knot, English knot, Englishman's bend, Halibut knot, True Lover's bend, Waterman's knot

• Lark's Head, Cow Hitch, Lanyard Hitch

• Reef knot, Square knot

• Rolling Hitch, Magner's Hitch, Magnus Hitch

• Round turn and two half hitches

• Sheepshank

• Sheet bend, Flag bend, Common bend

• Sheet bend - Double

• Sheet bend - Left Handed

• Thief knot

• Thumb knot, Overhand knot

• Timber Hitch

Knot Tying Terminology

• Knot. Strictly speaking, a knot is tied in the end of a line as a stopper, such as the Thumb knot or Figure of eight knot.
• Stopper knots are used to stop the end of a rope fraying, or to stop it running through a small hole or constriction.
• Bend. A bend is used to tie two ropes together, as in the Sheetbend. Technically, even the Reef knot is a bend.
• Hitch. A hitch is used to tie a rope to a spar, ring or post, such as the Clove hitch. Hitches can also be used to tie one rope ONTO another rope, as in the Rolling hitch.
• Running End - the end of the rope that is being used to tie the knot.
• Standing End - the static end of the rope.
• Bight can have two meanings:
  -- The main part of the rope from the running end to the standing end
  -- Where the rope is bent back to form a loop.
• Jam - when the knot tightens under tension and you cannot get it undone!

Rope Lengths

Here's a great way to manage your ropes, and help your Scouts quickly spot the length they need: Cut rope into 15, 20, 25, and 30 foot lengths. Whip the ends, then paint the whippings with colors that match the lengths (1 letter = 5 feet):

• 15-foot lengths with red paint - 3 letters in 'red' x 5 feet = 15 foot length.
• 20-foot lengths with blue paint - 4 letters in 'blue' x 5 feet = 20 foot length
• 25-foot lengths with green paint - 5 letters in 'green' x 5 feet = 25 foot length
• 30-foot lengths with yellow paint- 6 letters in 'yellow' x 5 feet = 30 foot length.