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Instructors:
- Douglas H. Delano
- Allen E. Lavelle
References:
- Boy Scout Handbook
- Boy Scout Fieldbook
- Pioneering Merit Badge Book
- Knots & How To Use Them
- Knots For The Outdoors
- Forty Knots - a visual aid
- Woods Wisdom
- Scout Pioneering by John Sweet
- Pioneering in Town & Country by John Sweet
- “Pioneering” by Irv Womack
- Rock Climbing & Rappelling Venture Book
- Survival Venture Book
- How To Rock Climb by John Long
Learning Objectives:
- Learn how to care for rope
- Learn the basic Scout knots
- Learn what they are used for
- Identify What Pioneering Is
- Explain the purpose of learning and practicing pioneering
- List the materials & equipment needed
- Define the basic skills required
- Develop a list of project ideas
- Develop a Plan for troop use
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- Types of ropes:
- Laid:fibers twisted into yarns, then yarns twisted into ropes
- Woven:woven or braided into line or rope - (synthetics)
- Braided/sheathed:2 ropes, one inside another or combined .
- Kinds of ropes:
- Natural fiber ropes: (Manila, sisal, hemp, jute, cotton)
Advantages:holds knots best & coils well
Disadvantages:rot easily & strength to weight ratio is low
- Synthetics: (polyester, dacron, nylon, polyethylene, polypropylene, kevlar)
Best choices:polyester or dacron. Polyester is the best for ultravio-
let exposure & dimensional stability.
Advantages: strong, light, immune to rot, shock absorbant, easier to
work.
Disadvantages:Work loose in lashings
Care of rope:
- Coiling:visual & demonstration
- Storage:unkinked, dry, flat (tip: drag the rope over flat ground to unkink)
- Inspection:worn spots, broken fibers, lost its original feel, kinks
Background on knots:
- Types of knots:
- Joining:used to tie together the ends of 2 ropes
- Hitching:tying a rope to an object . . . friction, caused by the wraps of the
rope, hold the knots in place.
- Loop:the knot most often used in the back country. (how & why)
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Back Splice
A simple and effective method of finishing the end of a rope in which a crown knot is made with
the strands at the end which are then spliced back into the rope.
Eye Splice
A method of putting a permanent eye in the end of a rope. The strands are unlaid, a loop of suit-
able size formed and the three strands are spliced or worked in and out of the rope, usually under
and over. Three "tucks" are normally taken.
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Definition of Lashing:
...the act of fastening material together with rope or twine ...
Definition of Pioneering:
...the act of creating, designing and building projects as solutions to a problem or
challenge with the use of rope, natural materials and ingenuity, or back woods or
comon sense engineering...
Types of lashing:
- Square: (traditional & Japanese)
- Diagonal
- Round
- Shear (when 2 poles don’t touch - tripod, A-frame)
- Floor (net)
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Square Lashing
Used to fasten two spars or poles together
Begin with a clove hitch round the upright and tuck the end in neatly. Pull the clove hitch very
tight, and take the long end over the crossbar, round the back of the upright, and over the crossbar
again. Follow the same course, being careful to lay each cord alongside the one before and to pull
tight all the time, until you have been round each part three times. Then take two or three frapping
turns behid the crossbar and in front of the upright. Finish off with a clove hitch, puuled very
tight, round the crossbar.
Japanese Square
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Round Lashing
Diagonal Lashing
Used when two crossing spars tend to spring apart. Commonly used for the centre lashing on the
diagonal braces of a trestle.
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• Pull the lashing together with about three frapping turns •Finish off with a clove hitch.
Start with the middle of the rope, tucking the running ends through the middle "loop" after going
round both spars. Use the "loop" to pull the spars together.
2.
Now proceed as for a diagonal lashing taking the running end round both spars, keeping both ends
together.
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3.
Separate the ends and take frapping turns between the spars, pulling the rope tight as you do so.X
4.
Complete the frapping turns and finish off with a square knot.
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- Tripod
- Flag pole
- A-frame / triangle (chariot, traverse, base for other structures)
- Bridge
- Ladder
- Signal tower
- Merry-go-round
- Swing
- Go-cart
- Chair
- Table
- Gateway
- Campsite gadgets (towe l& dish rack, trash holder, water holder, menu
board, pack / shoe / clothing / tool racks)
- Catapult
- Gate (self closing or free swing)
- Hoists
- Lean-to’s
- Shelters
Summary:
In developing any project, make certain that ample supplies are readily available, that spe-
cific rules and instructions and objectives are clearly
stated, and where time is an issue, that realistic expec-
tations and timeframes are established. But above all
. . . make it fun!
Review Objectives:
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