Pioneering Book

March 2, 2006 By Clarke Green

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I put this pioneering book together for our scouts when we were working on pioneering merit badge. Knots, lashings and methods that were absent from or poorly explained in the official merit badge book are included. The average merit badge book is rather dismal; hopefully this one is a little more engaging.

The booklet includes the revised requirements as of 1/06

The PDF is set to print the booklet on 8 1/2 x 11 paper, two sides, folded in half and stapled on the spine.

Tags: Camping Skills, Knot Books, Knots and Pioneering

About Clarke Green

Clarke has worked with thousands of Scouts and Scouters as a director at his local Scout Camp (Camp Horseshoe), and as a Scoutmaster for 30 years. He is the recipient of a number of awards recognizing his service to Scouting, including the B.S.A.’s Silver Beaver, District Award of Merit, and is a Vigil Honor member of Octoraro Lodge 22. He is author of the blog and podcast at Scoutmastercg.com, The Scouting Journey, and Thoughts on Scouting. An avid outdoorsman and amateur actor, he lives in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania with his wife Teddi.

Comments

Kennedy Powell says

August 25, 2009 at 10:25 pm

This booklet is a GREAT resource for studying and understanding boy scout knots and lashigs…thanks so much for putting it together!!!
Kathryn Schnyer says

January 16, 2009 at 5:04 pm

Never mind — it was my PC! Thanks!
Kathryn Schnyer says

January 16, 2009 at 4:24 pm

Hi,
I realize this was posted almost three years ago, but I cannot download the link to the .pdf of your Pioneering Book. Is there any chance you can update the link?
I will try from my home PC and see if I can get it to load error-free.
Thanks. By the way, I have one son who crossed over last Feb from Webelos to Boy Scouts and he is going to be attending a Merit Badge College in Feb & March, and this is one of the choices. My other son is a Webelos II and will soon be crossing over, this March. This weekend we’re camping with the troop (only for the day — temperature at least will be warmer than the -25F today — I guess tomorrow night the coldest it is going to get is 4degF. Thanks in advance for helping me out – Kathy Schnyer (Pack 297, Swanzey NH)
Ropes and Poles says

March 16, 2006 at 12:07 pm

Downloadable Pioneering Book

Clarke at Scoutmaster blog has put together a great book with pioneering drawings and explanations that you can download as a PDF here. Based on the requirements for the Boy Scouts of America’s pioneering merit badge, it covers all of the basics of gen…
Peter says

March 2, 2006 at 9:39 am

Nice work!
I’ll be linking to this in Ropes and Poles- this is a very handy collection of all the necessary information in one place.
thanks!
A.B. says

March 2, 2006 at 9:04 am

Wow, this is pretty impressive and much easier to follow than many of the typical resources on know tying. It has been far too long since I have built something massive out of cedar poles and rope…