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KNOTTYING RELAY Scout #1: Ties rope to stake with clove hitch and ties bowline in other end Scout #2: Ties a rope to bowline with two halfhitches Scout #3: Ties on the third rope with a square knot Scout #4: Uses a sheet bend to tie third and fourth ropes together Scout #5: Ties the fourth rope to a log on the ground with a timber hitch Scout #6: Ties the fifth rope to the other end of the log with a slip knot Scout #7: Ties the fifth and sixth ropes together with a fisherman’s knot Scout #8: Ties the sixth rope to the other stake using a tautline hitch, leaving it loose The patrol leader then shortens the third rope with a sheepshank. Finally, the log is lifted off the ground by working the tautline hitch

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KNOT-­TYING  RELAY        

       Scout  #1:  Ties  rope  to  stake  with  clove  hitch  and  ties  bowline  in  other  end  Scout  #2:  Ties  a  rope  to  bowline  with  two  half-­‐hitches  Scout  #3:  Ties  on  the  third  rope  with  a  square  knot  Scout  #4:  Uses  a  sheet  bend  to  tie  third  and  fourth  ropes  together  Scout  #5:  Ties  the  fourth  rope  to  a  log  on  the  ground  with  a  timber  hitch  Scout  #6:  Ties  the  fifth  rope  to  the  other  end  of  the  log  with  a  slip  knot  Scout  #7:  Ties  the  fifth  and  sixth  ropes  together  with  a  fisherman’s  knot  Scout  #8:  Ties  the  sixth  rope  to  the  other  stake  using  a  taut-­‐line  hitch,  leaving  it  loose  The  patrol  leader  then  shortens  the  third  rope  with  a  sheepshank.  Finally,  the  log  is    lifted  off  the  ground  by  working  the  taut-­‐line  hitch