Square knot
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{{Otheruses|[[Scouter Awards|Adult leader awards]] are also called "Square knots."}}</noinclude> | {{Otheruses|[[Scouter Awards|Adult leader awards]] are also called "Square knots."}}</noinclude> | ||
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| - | [[Image:Square-Knot.gif|frame|right|<center>'''Square Knot'''</center>]] | + | {{Knot-details |
| + | | name=Square knot | ||
| + | | names= Reef knot | ||
| + | | image= Square_knot.gif | ||
| + | | caption= | ||
| + | | type=Binding | ||
| + | | related=[[Thief knot]], [[Granny knot]], [[Grief knot]], [[Surgeon's knot]] | ||
| + | | releasing=Jamming | ||
| + | | strength= | ||
| + | | caveat=Not secure as a bend. Spills easily if one of the free ends is pulled outward. Does not hold well if the two lines are not the same thickness. | ||
| + | | uses=Joining two ends of a single line to bind around an object. | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | [[Image:Square-Knot.gif|frame|right|<center>Animation of tying a '''Square Knot'''</center>]] | ||
{{Knot_article_body | {{Knot_article_body | ||
|introduction = {{quote-source|The [[square knot]] is also known as the joining knot because it can join two ropes together and because it is the first knot Scouts learn when they join the BSA. It has many uses-from securing bundles, packages, and the sails of ships to tying the ends of bandages.'''|[[Boy Scout Handbook]] p. 8}} | |introduction = {{quote-source|The [[square knot]] is also known as the joining knot because it can join two ropes together and because it is the first knot Scouts learn when they join the BSA. It has many uses-from securing bundles, packages, and the sails of ships to tying the ends of bandages.'''|[[Boy Scout Handbook]] p. 8}} | ||
Revision as of 01:33, December 1, 2010
Special Knots, and Advanced Knots, for Wolf, Bear, Webelos, Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class.
| Adult leader awards are also called "Square knots." |
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