Knots

sheet bend

Joins two ropes of different sizes

clove hitch

When pulled this knot should look like an X.

taut-line hitch

Use it to tighten or loosen a tent guyline by pushing the hitch up or down.

square knot

This 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.

bowline

Making a fixed loop in the end of a line.

timber hitch

This is the knot to use for dragging a log across the ground. It is also the knot that starts a diagonal lashing.

overhand knot

Used in other knots including the Square knot which is two of these knots. This knot can be used temporarily but can untie very easily if tied around something. It can be used as a stopper knot and can keep a rope from fraying or unraveling

two half hitches

Used to tie a rope around a post. Pass the end of the rope around the post. Bring the end over and under the body of the rope (known as the standing part), then back through the loop thus formed. That makes a half hitch. Take the end around the standing part a second time and tie another half hitch. Pull it snug.