Comments on: Favorite Pioneering Knots: Timber Hitch

By: Introduction to Pioneering | SCOUT - PIONEERING

Introduction to Pioneering | SCOUT - PIONEERING — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:27:52 +0000

[…] CHALLENGE, ROPE FOR PIONEERING AND CAMP USE, KNOT-TYING TERMINOLOGY, TIMBER HITCH, ROUNDTURN WITH TWO HALF HITCHES, ROLLING HITCH, BUTTERFLY KNOT, CARRICK BEND, CONSTRICTOR […]

By: Rope Tackle | SCOUT - PIONEERING

Rope Tackle | SCOUT - PIONEERING — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:19:06 +0000

[…] you need two ropes. Tie a short (6′ to 8′) length of rope to the end of the log with a timber hitch. Then tie a bowline at the other end of this […]

By: Making a Trestle | SCOUT - PIONEERING

Making a Trestle | SCOUT - PIONEERING — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:14:45 +0000

[…] them where they crossed at the center. A diagonal lashing is used here because it starts out with a timber hitch. The timber hitch pulls the cross braces tightly together. This adds strength to the whole trestle. […]

By: Lashing INFORMATION | SCOUT - PIONEERING

Lashing INFORMATION | SCOUT - PIONEERING — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 03:07:56 +0000

[…] space between the spars where they cross at the center of the X. To pull them tightly together, a timber hitch is used to start the lashing (figure 1). As the timber hitch is pulled tight, the spars are sprung […]

By: The Older Pioneering Merit Badge Pamphlet « SCOUT – PIONEERING

The Older Pioneering Merit Badge Pamphlet « SCOUT – PIONEERING — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:11:19 +0000

[…] TIMBER HITCH […]