Wood Carving
Resources
- Wood Carving Class Preparation Page
- Wood Carving Workbook
- Scoutmaster Bucky's Merit Badge Advancement Quick Reference
- Scoutmaster Bucky's Acknowledgement Form
Wood Carving Requirements Current Scouts BSA requirements
as of March 8, 2025
as of March 8, 2025
1.
Do the following:
a.
Explain to your 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 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 counselor that you know how to do the following:
a.
Paring cut
b.
Basic cut and Push 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.
