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    This document appears to be a worksheet for the requirements of the Ropework Merit Badge. It includes sections for the scout to explain the development of ropes, kinds of ropes and their uses, and how to care for ropes. The scout must also show how to tie various knots and explain their uses, submit a knot board, and show and explain knots for construction projects like a pergola, arches and gateways, repairing furniture, tying bundles, and making a ladder.

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    Ws Ropeworks

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    This document appears to be a worksheet for the requirements of the Ropework Merit Badge. It includes sections for the scout to explain the development of ropes, kinds of ropes and their uses, and how to care for ropes. The scout must also show how to tie various knots and explain their uses, submit a knot board, and show and explain knots for construction projects like a pergola, arches and gateways, repairing furniture, tying bundles, and making a ladder.

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    This document appears to be a worksheet for the requirements of the Ropework Merit Badge. It includes sections for the scout to explain the development of ropes, kinds of ropes and their uses, and how to care for ropes. The scout must also show how to tie various knots and explain their uses, submit a knot board, and show and explain knots for construction projects like a pergola, arches and gateways, repairing furniture, tying bundles, and making a ladder.

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    Ws Ropeworks

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    Michael Vince Allyn Albao
    This document appears to be a worksheet for the requirements of the Ropework Merit Badge. It includes sections for the scout to explain the development of ropes, kinds of ropes and their uses, and how to care for ropes. The scout must also show how to tie various knots and explain their uses, submit a knot board, and show and explain knots for construction projects like a pergola, arches and gateways, repairing furniture, tying bundles, and making a ladder.

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    Scout Name ______________________________________________________________ Unit # ____________ Date ____________

    Ropework Merit Badge Worksheet


    Requirement 1
    Explain the following:

    a. The development of ropes


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    b. Kinds of ropes and their uses


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    c. How to take care of ropes


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    d. The weakening effects of knots


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    Requirement 2
    Show how to tie the following knots and explain their uses:

    a. Square Knot
     Show how to tie
    Uses: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

    b. Fisherman’s Knot
     Show how to tie
    Uses: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

    c. Sheet Bend (Weaver’s Knot)


     Show how to tie
    Uses: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

    d. Slippery Sheet Bend


     Show how to tie
    Uses: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

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    Scout Name ______________________________________________________________ Unit # ____________ Date ____________

    e. Double Carrick Bend


     Show how to tie
    Uses: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

    f. Two Half-Hitches
     Show how to tie
    Uses: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

    g. Timber Hitch
     Show how to tie
    Uses: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

    h. Clove Hitch
     Show how to tie
    Uses: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

    i. Bowline
     Show how to tie
    Uses: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

    j. Man-Harness Knot
     Show how to tie
    Uses: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

    k. Packer’s Knot
     Show how to tie
    Uses: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

    l. Sheepshank
     Show how to tie
    Uses: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

    m. Bowline on a Bight
     Show how to tie
    Uses: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

    n. Scaffold Hitch
     Show how to tie
    Uses: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

    o. Tautline Hitch
     Show how to tie
    Uses: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

    Requirement 3
     Submit a knot-board to your counselor showing all the knots in Requirement 2.

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    Scout Name ______________________________________________________________ Unit # ____________ Date ____________

    Requirement 4
    Show and explain the knots to be applied in making the following:

    a. Construction of a Pergola

    List the knots to be applied


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     Show the knots to your counselor

    Explain the knots to be applied


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    b. Arches and Gateways

    List the knots to be applied


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     Show the knots to your counselor

    Explain the knots to be applied


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    c. Repairing the broken leg of a chair

    List the knots to be applied


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     Show the knots to your counselor

    Explain the knots to be applied


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    d. Tying bundles of firewood

    List the knots to be applied


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    Scout Name ______________________________________________________________ Unit # ____________ Date ____________

     Show the knots to your counselor

    Explain the knots to be applied


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    e. Make a 20-foot ladder with wooden rungs

    List the knots to be applied


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     Show the knots to your counselor

    Explain the knots to be applied


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