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Firefish
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Joined: 05 Jul 2004
Posts: 145
Location: Beaver, Pa
Posted: 17 Jul 2004 01:40 pm Post subject: woodcarving

If new scouts are looking for an easy merit badge to do at
summer camp woodcarving is great It is fun and not nearly as
hard as it seems and is so much better than basketry hope this
helps

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Guneukitschik
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Joined: 02 Aug 2004
Posts: 162
Location: Waynesboro, PA
Posted: 09 Aug 2004 09:53 am Post subject:

Plus you end up with a really cool neckerchief slide that you
can wear the rest of your years in scouting....
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ScoutmasterBob
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Joined: 07 Jul 2004
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Location: Woods Cross, Utah
Posted: 09 Aug 2004 11:50 am Post subject:

To encourage my scouts to work on woodcarving at camp, I
bought a cheap set of wood tools that I take with me to camp.
It makes it easier the carve some of the details with a sharp
gouge than it is a dull pocket knife.
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Guneukitschik
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Location: Waynesboro, PA
Posted: 09 Aug 2004 12:56 pm Post subject:

That's a great idea.... I bet the same would be true with
Leatherworking...if more scouts had access to the tools other
than just a summer camp...they could work on that one year
round too!
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[diamondbackAPL]

woodcarving is a favorite with our troop. just about everybody in our troop took it their first or second year.

[DaleKaufman]

Everybody in my troop just take it at summercamp because its easy and quick earning badge.

[deweylure]

It is true some of the boys would do some of the badges like woodcarving ,metalwork,leather work if they had exposure to tools.

I bring a toolbox to camp with some tools ,glue, tapelarge sewing needles,etc .The scouts used the supplies to complete many badges at camp.

For wood carving I suggest some of the protective hand devices that help prevent cuts. Gouges are extremely sharp so is a pocketknife.

Deweylure