Wood Carving

Wood Carving merit badge requirements

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 or illnesses 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. Basic cut and push cut

   c. Score line

   d. Stop cut

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 the Wood Carving merit badge pamphlet and complete a simple carving in the round.
7. Complete a simple low-relief OR a chip carving project.

The official source for the information shown in this article or section is: Boy Scout Requirements, 2014 Edition (BSA Supply No. 33216 - SKU# 619576)

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• Per the BSA: "You should read the merit badge pamphlet on the subject." Pamphlets (books) are at local Scout Shops and online at ScoutStuff.org.
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• Webelos Activity Badges: Artist - Craftsman - Showman
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• An Introduction to Merit Badges – how to get started, who chooses the counselor, etc.
• Merit Badge Worksheets & Requirements – with the revision dates, diagrams, charts, checklists, logs, and links you need.
• Merit Badge Application – offers online resources to let you print "Blue Cards," etc.
• Merit Badge FAQ – answers dozens of questions like: Who can be a counselor? Can requirements be added or removed?
• Merit Badges Requiring Prior Approval – Certain requirements need prior approval. Most do not. Here is the list.
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• Additionally: List of Merit Badges by Field of Study – Merit Badge Pamphlets & Libraries
• Merit Badge Counselors must complete Youth Protection Training, file an Adult Application (and Merit Badge Counselor Information Form); and be approved by the local council. (See the Guide for Merit Badge Counselors for additional details.)