Name origin
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. 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. Another report is that William 'Bill' Shankley, while working at Gilwell Park with Scouting's founder, prior to 1922, called it a woggle, 'a name given to something without a name'.Earliest use
The earliest known reference to a woggle is the June 1923 edition of British '' 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 ''Ithe scarf He or HE may refer to: Language * He (pronoun), an English pronoun * He (kana), the romanization of the Japanese kana へ * He (letter), the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets * He (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic script called ''He'' ...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.
Design origins
Early Scouts tied a knot in their neckerchief (scarf) to fasten it around the neck. In the United States, experiments were made with rings made from bone, rope or wood. A young British Scouter, 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. On the origin of the woggle, Shankley said:Woggles
Gilwell Woggle
The Turk's head knot woggle designed by Bill Shankley became known as the Gilwell Woggle, as it has been traditionally presented to leaders who have completed their Wood Badge training. Trained leaders are admitted into 1st Gilwell Park Scout Troop, with the Gilwell Woggle as one of its symbols (since at least 1926). Because of its association with leader training, it is not worn by other Scouts. Shankley's original Gilwell woggle is at the Scout Heritage Museum in Tasmania.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" leatherOther names
Although the name ''woggle'' is used in many English-speaking countries, in the United States, the term woggle is reserved for the turk's head knot used to secure the neckerchief of Wood Badge participants. In the US, the object used to secure the neckerchief is called a '' neckerchief slide''.Neckerchief slides in the United States
An early photographic reference to a slide is in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) magazine ''Scouting'' of 1 April 1917. The cover for November 1917 issue prominently shows a Scout wearing a slide to hold the neckerchief in place. In the BSA magazine ''Scouting'' from August 1923, the term "slip-on" and "slide" are both referenced. There is an example of a rams head made of bone and an illustration on how to make your own Turk's head slip-on. The article also comments that the neckerchief should be tied using the four-in-hand knot (often used to tie a necktie) when not using a slide. Two months later, ''See also
* Friendship knot, in lieu of a woggle * Neal Manufacturing Company neckerchief slide US company * Woggle hopping activityReferences
Further reading
*External links
*{{cite web , url=https://www.woggleworld.com , title=Woggle World Scouting uniform