Playwicki CyberScout Report

October 2005

42 nd. Brighton Scout Group – Animated Knots – the first

http://www.mistral.co.uk/42brghtn/knots/

Grog’s Animated Knots

http://www.animatedknots.com/index.php also rope safety & care

I found this one really easy to understand, can even click on slow speed.

Has a list of all knots plus specific sections for boating knots, climbing, &

fishing knots; best of all it tells you what each knot is used for.

Rosegarden’s Scouting Resources

http://www.webofroses.com/scouting/knots.html

animated knot directions, also sketches of pioneering projects

Folsom’s Knotting Page

http://www.folsoms.net/knots/

has animations of Sea Scouts required knots

discusses the merits of knives for rope work

Tollesbury Sailing Club – animated knots – England – Ashley’s Book referenced

http://www.tollesburysc.co.uk/Knots/Knots_gallery.htm

Animated Knots for Sailing

http://www.apparent-wind.com/knots/

Basic Scout Knots Animated – from Troop9 of Billings, Montana ( original site no longer available) – This copy on Greater New York Council site

http://www.bsa-gnyc.org/knots~1.htm

Fishing Knots & Rigging – Australia – animated

http://www.marinews.com/fishing/fk_main.htm

Alan Folsom’s Knotting Page – features great photos, animations , turk’s head

directions, includes Zeppelin Bend animation

http://www.folsoms.net/knots/

Caving Knots – includes Prusik Knot

http://www-sop.inria.fr/agos-sophia/sis/Techniques/knots.html

International Guild of Knot Tyers

http://www.igkt.net/ - good for beginners and for decorative knots

Roper’s Knot Page – a large collection of links to other Knot sites

http://www.realknots.com/

Knot Wizard – scout knots program – has some neat motivational ideas

http://www.scoutsonline.com/troop184/knotwizard.html

Troop 763, Ohio - good info but annoying pop-ups and slow loading

http://members.tripod.com/~GAkers/knot.htm

The Knot Plot Site

http://www.cs.ubc.ca/nest/imager/contributions/scharein/KnotPlot.html

knots from a mathematical perspective; computer generated decorative knots

Knot Knowledge – photographs of common knots

http://www.iland.net/~jbritton/

I Will Knot – step by step instructional video clips

http://www.iwillknot.com/

How to Tie Knots – boating

http://www.2020site.org/knots/

Knot Tying Notation – not for beginners; for advanced knotters to communicate without

illustrations

http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/knotting/notate.htm

Knot Tying DVD – 2 hours of knot tying, splices & building a rope making machine –

http://www.knottyingvideo.com/ $29.95

tips for improving your knot tying speed – record for 6 scout knots – 8.1 seconds

free quicktime video clip of speed tying 6 scout handbook knots

Fishing Knots - http://www.lake-link.com/anglers/knots/

Shoelace Knots - http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/knots.htm

Necktie Knots - http://www.tieguide.com/pratt-shelby.htm

Tying knots for Sutures – now that’s really being prepared !

http://www.jnjgateway.com/public/USENG/5256ETHICON_Encyclopedia_of_Knots.pdf#search='knot%20tying'

Lynn Duminiak Troop 78 Playwicki CyberScouter Bucks County Council

A Playwicki Roundtable feature since 1996

Clickable link version available at http://host.scouter.com/pa/frogs/