Troop 17 
Boy Scouts of
America
Moore, Oklahome
| How to Tie Knots |

| The half hitch is the start of a number of other hitches and is useful all by istelf as a temporary attaching knot. It will hold against a steady pull on the standing part, especially if a stopper knot like the Stevedore's Knot or Figure Eight Knot is put in the end. |