Talk:AY Honors/Knot Tying/Answer Key

Proposed changes to Knot Tying. Some knots are more useful than others, so I am proposing that requirement 8 be divided into two. The first part consists of ten essential knots, none of which are optional. The second is a list of knots from which to choose ten others. I have added the Siberian hitch, the trucker's hitch, the cleat hitch, Canadian jam knot, and the marlinspike hitch to the second list, as these are incredibly useful knots to know (I use them all the time). I added the overhand to the essential list, as it is fundamental.

I've made an attempt to list the knots by by grouping similar knots together and then listing them within each group by ascending order of difficulty. (The list had been listed alphabetically). In some cases, knowing how to tie one of these (such as the overhand) is the first step in tying the next (such as the square).

Splicing

I'd like to combine 6a-c (splicing) and have the Pathfinder do only one of them, moving 6d to 6b.

6. Do the following to rope:

a. Splice the ends of two ropes together, tie an eye splice, or tie a back splice

b. Finish the end of a rope with a double crown, whipping, or a Matthew Walker's knot.

8. Be able to tie the following essential knots from memory, know their common uses and limitations, and demonstrate how they are used.

1. Overhand knot
2. Square knot/reef knot
3. Figure eight
4. Slip knot
5. Bowline
6. Sheet bend
7. Clove hitch
8. Tautline hitch
9. Two half-hitches
10. Alpine butterfly

9. Select ten additional knots from the list below. Be able to tie them from memory, know their common uses and limitations, and demonstrate how they are used.

1. Stevedore's knot
2. Surgeon's knot
3. Carrick bend
4. Slipped half hitch
5. Cat's paw
6. Lark's head
7. Marlinspike hitch
8. Prusik knot
9. Double bow
10. Bowline on a bight
11. Slipped sheet bend
12. Double sheet bend
13. Fisherman's bend
14. Fisherman's loop
15. Miller's knot
16. Packer's knot
17. Canadian jam knot
18. Pipe hitch
19. Timber hitch
20. Siberian hitch
21. Constrictor knot
22. Strangle knot
23. Sheepshank
24. Trucker's hitch
25. Cleat hitch
26. Man harness knot
27. Anchor bend
28. Hunter's bend
29. Halter hitch
30. Lariat or Bowstring knot
31. Crown knot