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By: The Misunderstood Clove Hitch (via ScoutPioneering.com)

The Misunderstood Clove Hitch (via ScoutPioneering.com) — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 18:44:48 +0000

[…] Half Hitches. Here’s what John Thurman says in Pioneering Projects: “The first and everlasting thing to remember about the clove […]

By: Favorite Pioneering Knots: Rolling Hitch | SCOUT - PIONEERING

Favorite Pioneering Knots: Rolling Hitch | SCOUT - PIONEERING — Fri, 14 Mar 2014 22:49:46 +0000

[…] John Thurman lists the rolling hitch (also known as a magnus hitch) as one of the essential pioneering knots. It’s similar to a clove hitch, but it’s a lot less likely to slip under a sideways pull. When securing a guy line to a horizontal spar, the rolling hitch can be used in lieu of a roundturn and two half hitches. It is also useful to attach a rope to another rope that has strain on it. Make sure that the direction of the pull exerted on the rolling hitch is against the double strand. […]

By: Pioneering Program Curriculum II: Half Hitches and Round Lashing | SCOUT - PIONEERING

Tue, 27 Aug 2013 11:57:42 +0000

[…] next to each other is a clove hitch, and that’s something we use time and time again. As John Thurman declares, “If only we can get Scouts to learn that if you make one half hitch and another […]

By: 1974 Pioneering Pamphlet Revision with Some Vintage Action Photos! | SCOUT - PIONEERING

Thu, 08 Aug 2013 23:07:07 +0000

[…] Though there have been some changes and modifications through the years, in most respects, pioneering in the Boy Scouts remains constant. Why Pioneering! […]

By: Pioneering Stumbling Blocks (For Those Who Haven’t Gotten Started Yet) | SCOUT - PIONEERING

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:28:48 +0000

[…] John Thurman so succinctly states: “Why Pioneering? To me the overriding reason for presenting Pioneering is […]

By: The Misunderstood Clove Hitch (via ScoutPioneering.com) | Scouting Rediscovered

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:51:02 +0000

[…] Half Hitches. Here’s what John Thurman says in Pioneering Projects: “The first and everlasting thing to remember about the clove […]

By: The Misunderstood Clove Hitch | SCOUT - PIONEERING

The Misunderstood Clove Hitch | SCOUT - PIONEERING — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:13:37 +0000

[…] Half Hitches. Here’s what John Thurman says in Pioneering Projects: “The first and everlasting thing to remember about the clove […]

By: The Misunderstood Clove Hitch | SCOUT - PIONEERING

The Misunderstood Clove Hitch | SCOUT - PIONEERING — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:48:28 +0000

[…] what John Thurman says in Pioneering Projects: “The first and everlasting thing to remember about the clove […]

By: Three Different Lashings to Extend the Length of a Spar | SCOUT - PIONEERING

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 06:29:25 +0000

[…] most commonly used is frequently referred to as a Round Lashing. In his book Pioneering Principles, John Thurman calls it the Sheer Lashing Mark II (sheer spelled with two e’s). Same lashing, and it’s […]

By: Making a Rope Ladder | SCOUT - PIONEERING

Making a Rope Ladder | SCOUT - PIONEERING — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 01:48:11 +0000

[…] attach the rungs to the ropes, a marlin spike hitch, also known as a lever hitch can be used. As John Thurman explains in Pioneering Principals, “The vital thing to remember is that the knotted part of […]

By: Pioneering Bridges and the Saga of the Bridge of Fifteen Nations | SCOUT - PIONEERING

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 01:15:39 +0000

[…] Bridge of Fifteen Nations. In the preface of his book, Progressive Pioneering, John Thurman tells a story illustrating a modern-day scenario of pioneering in action and how it “saved […]

By: Japanese Mark II Square Lashing « SCOUT – PIONEERING

Japanese Mark II Square Lashing « SCOUT – PIONEERING — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:55:19 +0000

[…] Scouting in the United States through Wood Badge training in England, and because of the work of John Thurman, camp chief of Gilwell. He observed it on one of his many world trips related to Wood Badge […]