| Requirement | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Do the following: | ||||||||
| (a) Explain to our counselor the hazards you are most likely to encounter while wood carving, and what you should do to anticipate, help prevent, mitigate, or lessen these hazards. | ||||||||
| (b) Show that you know first aid for injuries that could occur while wood carving, including minor cuts and scratches and splinters. | ||||||||
| 2. Do the following: | ||||||||
| (a) Earn the Totin’ Chip recognition. | ||||||||
| (b) Discuss with your merit badge counselor your understanding of the Safety Checklist for Carving. | ||||||||
| 3. Do the following: | ||||||||
| (a) Explain to your counselor, orally or in writing, the care and use of five types of tools that you may use in a carving project. | ||||||||
| (b) Tell your counselor how to care for and use several types of sharpening devices, then demonstrate that you know how to use these devices. | ||||||||
| 4. Using a piece of scrap wood or a project on which you are working, show your merit badge counselor that you know how to do the following: | ||||||||
| (a) Paring cut | ||||||||
| (b) Push cut and levering cut | ||||||||
| (c) “V” cut | ||||||||
| (d) Stop cut or score line | ||||||||
| 5. Tell why different woods are used for different projects. Explain why you chose the type of wood you did for your projects in requirements 6 and 7. | ||||||||
| 6. Plan your own or select a project from this merit badge pamphlet and complete a simple carving in the round. | ||||||||
| 7. Complete a simple low-relief OR a chip carving project. | ||||||||
| Wood Carving merit badge completed | ||||||||
| Wood Carving merit badge presented |
For answers and resources, see https://scoutermom.com/25125/wood-carving-merit-badge-helps-and-documents/