7th Milliken Mills Scout Group
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These knots and/or hitches below, are knots used by scouts and/or seascouts. The basic knots and/or hitches are the reef knot, bowline and clove hitch. Another 12 knots are shown including two variations of the sheepshank. Some of these knots are rescue knots e.g. bowline, fireman's chair knot and bowline-on-the-bight and care must be taken when tying them.
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| Reef Knot | Clove Hitch | Bowline |
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| Sheet Bend | Double Sheet Bend | Figure of Eight |
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| Overhand Knot | Stevedore Knot | Sheepshank |
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| Fisherman's Bend | Round Turn and Two Half Hitches |
Sheepshank (fast) |
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| Rolling Hitch | Bowline on the Bight | Fireman's Chair |
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2008-2009