Troop
Gateway / Lehigh
Lashings
backpacking
Cooking
Handouts
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Sheepshank

 A sheepshank is used to shorten a rope (Which can even be fastened at both ends) or to isolate a week section of rope.. Take up the slack, then make an underhand loop and slide it over the blight and pull tight. Do the same to the other end to complete the knot. The sheepshank is only a temporary knot as it stands. But it can be made more permanent by adding a second half hitch to each end.