Requirements June 1972 until January 2002

1. Give the qualities of wood that are useful for carving. Tell why you chose the wood used in Nos. 4 and 5.

2. Do the following:

(a) Describe five wood-carving tools. Tell their use.

(b) Describe several kinds of sharpening stones. Tell how they are used.

(c) Show how to sharpen a pocketknife and other tools used in wood carving. Use a sharpening stone and a "slipstick" that you have made.

3. Show the safety principles for using a pocketknife and wood-carving tools.

4. Plan and carve in the round a simple object. Prepare it for finish.

5. Plan and carve in low relief a design on some simple object. Prepare it for finish.

Requirements January 2002 until January 2013

1. 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 for which you are working, show your merit badge counselor that you know how to do the following:

(a) Pairing 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 and requirements 6 and 7.

6. Plan your own or select a project from this merit badge pamphlet and complete a single carving in the round.

7. Complete a simple low-relief OR a chip carving project