The cylindrical form is a 3l4b turks head, but it is also known as the boy scout woggle. It could be considered a wide turks head since it has more bights. This tutorial show you how to tie a long, three part turks head knot. The working end of the braid known as x and the stationary end as y.
Older scouts can make the turks head woggle as a replacement neckerchief slide. The turks head knot aka the wood badge woggle place the braid around three fingers of the left hand, palm up. These instructions should be enough to get you started, but practice will always help you in getting a smooth, even knot. See more ideas about cub scouts, neckerchiefs and cub scout crafts. For the demonstration here, the braiding was performed round a piece of wood and the work was rotated as the braiding advanced. Supposedly, the woggle could be undone to provide string for use around the camp or, if made of a. While generally seen made around a cylinder, the knot can also be deformed into a flat, matlike shape. Bring end x over the stationary end y fig 1 and around the back of the hand fig 2.
How to make a turks head woggle 3l 5b turks head youtube. In order to make a woggle or turks head you will need. Bring end x over the stationary end y fig 1 and around the back of the hand. Turks head knot how to tie a turks head knot using. The working end of the ropebraid will be known as x, and the stationary end as y. To make a larger loop, increase the size of the wraps made in steps 1 4 and then, at step 7. Join the growing number of scouters who support producing and publishing resources like this. This is, though, the basic turkshead used as a neckerchief slide, and is sometimes known as the woodbadge woggle. Although the name woggle is used in many englishspeaking countries, in the united states, the term woggle is reserved for the turks head knot used to secure the neckerchief of woodbadge participants.
Turk s head woggle the following is a description showing how to tie the turk s head knot. Comments the form of turks head shown here is a five crown turks head, this is only one of a group of knots that go by the name turks heads. Youve now made both a flat 3l4b and a cylindrical turks head knot. Woggles, turks head knots, and other singlestrand braids. As for the inventor of the woggle, in the 1920s bill shankley accompanied sir alfred pickford, the. A turkshead knot made of leather the wood badge woggle, is reserved for scouting leaders who have earned the wood badge. A famous and traditional part of scouting uniform, woggles hold a neckerchief in place. Your hand i am right handed, and built the woggle on my left hand. With some help to get them started cubs can easily make one of these. This knot, along with the 3l5b turks head is often used as a neckerchief slide. To know the number of leads, imagine a hpw cross section of the knot revealing the different parts of the knot. Turks head definition of turks head by merriamwebster. When the 3l4b turkshead knot is tied around a cylinder it is also known as the boy scout woggle.
Turks head or woggle neckerchief slide in the figures below, the yellow cord is to indicate the stationary end y or to indicate the first wrap, the green is to indicate a previous wrap, and the red is the working end x or final wrap. The flat 3l4b turks head knot is also known as the carrick bend mat. Turks head knot walking stick program written instructions. Rope the length of rope will vary depending on the diameter of the rope and the size of the woggle you are making. This page describes a procedure for producing a variety of decorative singlestrand braid knots. This animated knot tying tutorial is the best youll find. The turks head neckerchief slide aka woggle is formed by following the strand around two or three times.
I have been making turks head woggles or neckerchief slides this week at a scout group, so i thought i would create this howto guide to making one. Thread end x over a and under y thus forming b fig 23. A useful midline knot, uow butterfly knot has its uses in glacier travel and rock knots as woggles the commonest know used for woggles is the one used for the gilwell woggle, given to leaders on completing their training. Woggles, turks head knots, and other singlestrand braids by stan pope. With this knot tying how to, you can tie the turks head woggle knot fast or slow, or pause it at every step along the way.
You can download a pdf version of both the right and left handed versions of this infographic below. Learn how to make a three lead five bight turks head woggle with paracord. These videos introduce the turks head tool, the turks head cookbook recipe format and some basic methods that may be used in the tying of turks head knots. A dot of glue is required to hold the ends in place. The 3l4b turks head is often used as a woggle neckerchief slide by scouts. Turks head woggle learn how to tie a turks head woggle in a simple stepbystep video. Woggles have been used by scouts since the early 1920s, except back then they were made from rope, wood, and sometimes even bone. Wood badge woggle virginia commonwealth university.
More commonly though warranted leaders trained to gilwell woggle standard are allowed to wear the traditional leather turks head woggle. How to tie a 6 lead by 7 bight knot on the turks head tool. The turks head neckerchief slide pdf file and over 50 more infographics and helpful pdf documents are included in the get it now before you click the download button. How to weave rope around the turks head jig qpage 6. Wrap the line around your hand wood here overlapping to start the braiding. Mar 3, 2017 the turk s head knot so called for its resemblance to a turban is a familiar traditional neckerchief slide or woggle. Turks head definition is a turbanshaped knot worked on a rope with a piece of small line.
Place the rope or braid around three fingers of your left hand, palm up fig 1. The slide will end at the same point at which it was begun. More information pdf instructions on how to create a turks head neckerchief slide. Most of your favourite campfire songs some of them youll know and some new ones. It is wider than it is long, meaning it has more bights than leads.
This woggle or turks head neckerchief slide is traditionally created by each candidate on the first day of summer camp and is an official part of the white stag uniform. In order to make a woggle or turk s head you will need. You need a pice of 18mm dowel approx 100mm long or something equivalent. The name is used to describe the general family of all such knots rather than one individual knot. The form of turks head shown here is a five crown turks head, this is only one of a group of knots that go by the name. A turk s head knot made of leather the wood badge woggle, is reserved for scouting leaders who have earned the wood badge. The turk s head neckerchief slide pdf file and over 50 more infographics and helpful pdf documents are included in the get it now before you click the download button. They can literally be used for nearly any type of decorative knot project you can think of. You will also tie the 3l4b turkshead knot around a cardboard cylinder or wooden dowel to show how it will look when tied in a more normal situation. The braided strands are parallel to each other all around the slide. Make a turks head woggle resources plastic piping dowel or plastic conduit instructions 1. The turks head knot so called for its resemblance to a turban is a familiar traditional neckerchief slide or woggle. The crown number is determined by counting the number of bights at the edge of the knot. How to make a turks head paracord woggle titan survival.
Turkshead woggle the following is a description showing how to tie the turkshead knot. Place the cord around three fingers adults use two fingers of the left hand, palm up. The turks head knot is a complex woven loop that looks very impressive when used as a slide. Pdf instructions on how to create a turks head neckerchief slide.
For the demonstration here, the braiding was performed round a piece of wood and the work was rotated as. Holding one end of the cord with your thumb against your middle finger turn the cord loosely around your fingers twice, as shown. It is also the traditional neckechief slide of wood badge. The braided strands are parallel to each other all. Turks head or woggle knot neckerchief slide cub or etsy. Top materials construction other braids use summary. Lexden woggle, made from white plastic insulated wire. For this example i used 4 feet of rope to make a large woggle. They can be used for napkin bands, neckerchief slide or anything else that you want a. Turks head how to tie a turks head no responsibility is accepted for incidents arising from the use of this material. Lift strand a over b and pass the cord up through the hole created and under as shown by arrowed line. Start the knot on the former as illustrated on the following page. A turks head knot, more commonly known as a sailors knot, is a decorative knot with a variable number of interwoven strands, forming a closed loop. Woggles or turks head knot are used primarily used for a decoration.
Turn your fingers over and pass the end of the cord under b, as shown. These are a series of short videos that show how to tie a 6 lead by 7 bight turks head on the turks head tool. Many adult scouts use this knot for a wood badge slide and a way of showing off their advanced outdoorsman skills. Our knot of the week series continues today with the turks head, a decorative knot that has so many different versions, books have been written just on this family of knots. This knot can make a slide or woggle scout uniform neckerchief. I make the turks head neckerchief slide with 550 paracord that is made in the usa. The paracord is secured in such a way that it can be taken apart in case of an emergency. If the slide is not used on a regular basis the hole may shirk a little, it can be enlarged by inserting figure or thumb and. This is the most common style of turks head knots and should be considered as a basi.
After completing one full loop of the knot, it can be removed from the former, although i have found it better to leave the knot on the former for two or three. It is important to adjust the slide as you go, so that it will be neat, as well as the right size. Turks head knot instructions the information contained in this document provide the following instructions. Wood badge neckerchief slide woggle boy scout turks head knot. Download the pdf which is a single a4 page with diagrams. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. This is a turks head knot and is straightforward, if a little long winded, to tie if you concentrate. However, many critical factors cannot be controlled, including. Join the growing number of scouters who support producing and.
In this tutorial i demonstrate how to tie the 3l4b turks head. The wood badge woggle, a 3lead, 4bight braid, is a special case. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. World end imports white cotton sailor knot bracelet. The new zealand scouts sometimes use a plastic woggle in the shape of a traditional maori carved head. Keas, cubs, scouts, venturers and rovers all wear either a standard woggle for their section, or homemade special occasion. His instructions are so easy that i, tiffany, was able to make 2 woggles in under 10 minutes, having never done a turkshead knot before.
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