Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Lashings

We got things started off our meeting today with me joking with one of the boys and saying he had to give me 10 push ups for forgetting to tuck in his shirt. Here is is obliging.



And here he is afterwards laughing at me.



Last week we passed off lashings. The boys learned the timber hitch, clove hitch, and how to complete the square and diagonal lashings. They also learned how to tie a bowline, although their leader only knows how to tie it with one hand. This week we used lashings to make a camp gadget. We made a stand to hand towels on.








We had a new boy join our Troop today. We helped him pass of the basics to earn his Scout badge.