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==2. Know how to care for rope.== | ==2. Know how to care for rope.== | ||
| + | a. the rope has to be clean | ||
| + | b. always coil a rope before starting it | ||
| + | c. make sure wet rope is proper dry before coiling it | ||
| + | d. return rope to its proper place after using it | ||
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==3. Describe the difference between laid rope and braided rope and list three uses of each.== | ==3. Describe the difference between laid rope and braided rope and list three uses of each.== | ||
==4. Identify the following types of rope:== | ==4. Identify the following types of rope:== | ||
Revision as of 22:21, 27 December 2006
1. Define the following terms:
- a. Bight
- The part of the rope or line, between the end and the standing part, on which a knot is formed
- b. Running end
- The free end of the rope, usually shorter. This is the end of the rope in which a knot is being tied.
- c. Standing part
- The part of the rope between the Running end and the Standing end (the end that doesn't move, think of it as if someone is holding it)
- d. Underhand loop
- A loop formed by passing the running end of a line under the standing part.
- e. Overhand loop
- A loop formed by passing the running end of a line over the standing part.
- f. Turn
- g. Bend
- h. Hitch
- i. Splice
- j. Whipping
2. Know how to care for rope.
a. the rope has to be clean b. always coil a rope before starting it c. make sure wet rope is proper dry before coiling it d. return rope to its proper place after using it
3. Describe the difference between laid rope and braided rope and list three uses of each.
4. Identify the following types of rope:
- a. Manila
- b. Sisal
- c. Nylon
- d. Polypropylene
5. What are some advantages and disadvantages of synthetic rope?
6. Do the following to rope:
a. Splice
b. Eye splice
c. Back splice
d. Finish the end of a rope with a double crown, whipping, or a Matthew Walker's knot.
7. Make a six-foot piece of three-strand twisted rope from native materials or twine.
Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Knots/Making rope
8. From memory tie at least 20 of the following knots and know their common uses and limitations. Demonstrate how they are used.
Anchor bend
Bowline
Bowline on a bight
Butterfly loop knot or Alpine Butterfly knot
Carrick bend
Cat's paw
Clove hitch
Constrictor knot
Crown knot
Double bow
Double sheet bend
Figure eight
Fisherman's bend
Fisherman's loop
Halter hitch
Hunter's bend
Lariat or Bowstring knot
Lark's head
Man harness knot
Miller's knot
Packer's knot
Pipe hitch
Prusik knot
Sheepshank
Sheet bend
Slip knot
Slipped half hitch
Slipped sheet bend
Square knot
Stevedore's knot
Strangle knot
Surgeon's knot
Tautline hitch
Timber hitch
Two half hitches
Template:Knot two half hitches
References
"Why Knot? an introduction to knots, splices & rope" DVD and rope available through AdventSource.org
