Woggle

Woggle
A Turk's head woggle‎ and Wood Badge

A woggle is a device to fasten the neckerchief, or scarf, worn as part of the Scout or Girl Guides uniform.

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Origins of the woggle

Early Scouts tied a knot in their neckerchief (scarf) to fasten it around the neck. In America experimentations were made with rings made from bone, rope or wood.[1]

A young Scout, Bill Shankley, who was responsible for running a workshop and developing ideas for camping equipment at Gilwell Park, became aware of the American rings, and set out to create something similar. The result was the Gilwell Woggle.

Bill Shankley on the origin of the Woggle:

They used to knot their scarves, which used to get creased and stick out at the ends. But in America the early scouts used to plait up various stuffs to make a ring for theirs — they called it a boon-doggle. I got some thin sewing machine leather belting, plaited it into a neat ring, submitted it, and had it accepted. I called it a Woggle and that’s the name it’s known by throughout the world[2]

The earliest known reference to a Woggle is the June 1923 edition of The Scout. The term was quickly applied to other designs of fastener, of many shapes and sizes, and is today used around the world.

The word ring was used in editions of the Scouting handbook Scouting for Boys until 1929 when Baden-Powell changed it in the 14th edition:

It [the scarf] may be fastened at the throat by a knot or woggle, which is some form of ring made of cord, metal or bone, or anything you like.[1]

Gilwell Woggle

A Finnish Gilwell Woggle.
New Zealand Scout Woggle

The Woggle designed by Bill Shankley became known as the Gillwell Woggle, as it has been traditionally presented to leaders who have completed their Wood Badge training. Trained leaders are admitted into 1st Gillwell Park Scout Troop, with the Gilwell Woggle as one of its symbols. Because of its association it is not worn by other scouts.

New Zealand Scout Woggle

The New Zealand Scouts sometimes use a plastic Woggle in the shape of a traditional Maori carved head, more commonly though warranted leaders trained to Gilwell Woggle standard are allowed to wear the 'traditional' leather Turk's head woggle. Keas, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers and Rovers all wear either a 'standard' woggle for their section, or home made 'special occasion' woggles such as the tiki mentioned above. Until trained to the Gilwell woggle level leaders wear a plaited leather woggle with a dome fastening.

Origins of the name

One story relating to the origin of the word woggle is that it was named to rhyme with the word boon doggle used in America. However the term woggle pre-dates the first known reference to this in 1925.[3]

There are a few other references to the word woggle before its adoption by the Scout movement. It is thought that woggle was a verb, with similar meanings to waggle and wobble, in the 16th century. It was in limited use as a noun around 1900.[citation needed]

Other names

Although the name woggle is used in many English-speaking countries, this object is often called a neckerchief slide in the United States. The knot itself is known as the turk's head knot.

References

  1. ^ a b http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/facts/pdfs/fs145003.pdf UK ScoutBase article on the woggle. Retrieved on 2009-09-08
  2. ^ Jeffrey, Ray, The History of Scouting in Tasmania 1909 - 1985, page 81. Published by The Scout Association of Australia, Tasmanian Branch. ISBN 0 949180 08 4
  3. ^ Walker, Colin, Scouting Milestones - Woggle http://www.scouting.milestones.btinternet.co.uk/woodbadge.htm#woggle Retrieved on 2009-09-08

External links

  • Woggle World
  • Exciting Scoutcraft — neckerchief slides, SWAPS, crafts, and activities with detailed instructions for Scouts and Scouters of all ages and skills

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