tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post1041273958000406562..comments2024-03-28T17:33:32.921-04:00Comments on Ocracoke Island Journal: BowlinePhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-80426218144232649232009-05-20T13:30:02.682-04:002009-05-20T13:30:02.682-04:00Just last night I taught my Cub Scouts the double ...Just last night I taught my Cub Scouts the double half-hitch and square knot.... next meeting it's the bowline and sheet bend. How in the world would we ever teach knots without trees and rabbits?! (Don't forget to see the display of knots at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-63711215579833054542009-05-15T09:33:00.000-04:002009-05-15T09:33:00.000-04:00That's how I learned to tie a bowline back in the ...That's how I learned to tie a bowline back in the Boy Scouts. I used to be pretty good at the various splices also. I was pretty good with an eye, end, and short splice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-87893614257206156972009-05-14T12:43:00.000-04:002009-05-14T12:43:00.000-04:00Almost everyone who has ever learned to tie a bowl...Almost everyone who has ever learned to tie a bowline starts by learning the story -- Here's the hole in the ground...the rabbit comes out of the hole...hops behind the tree...and jumps back into the hole. <br /><br />Captain Rob always teases folks like me by asking us if we're able to tie a bowline without moving our lips!Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-51905747328222729692009-05-14T12:12:00.000-04:002009-05-14T12:12:00.000-04:00OMG is that not the knot with the story. Here is t...OMG is that not the knot with the story. Here is the rabbit hole the rabbit (end of rope) comes out of the hole looks around hops behind the tree (well use your imagination) gets scared and hops back into the hole. you could always let him see the video link and hey make up your own story it could be a meercat those cute animals from Lion King hope this helpsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com