Scoutmasters Corner

Sometimes during meetings we try different teaching new scoutcraft skills. We do not always have the time available to teach the lesson fully. I decided to use this page to further explore what was started during the meeting, camping trip, or hike and explain it fuller. I hope this will allow Scouts to practice what was learned outside the meetings and make themselves more skillfull.

The Sailmaker's Whipping was taught at a fall meeting and also during the recent Klondike camping trip. If you missed both, This is a chance to try it on your own. We recently purchase several spools of rope and have been cutting them up to use in knot tying, pioneering and in other scout skill projects. We are whipping all the ends of rhe rope with this whipping. We have directions from a very good book on knots. It is called "The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Knots & Ropework" by Ceoffrey Budworth. I recomend checking out the book. Knots are explained very well in it.