Fig. 1: Woodca-C2a-Front
- Cloth: Heavyweight tan right twill
- Embroidery: Continuous loop silk
Fig. 2: Woodca-C2a-Reverse
- Back: Plain NO imprint with starch
Item Name: Woodcarving 1937 - 1938
Item ID: Woodca-C2a
Collector Rating: 1
Pamphlets Used to Earn this Badge
Requirements January 1928 until September 7, 1937. Between September 7, 1937 and January 1, 1938 these requirements were optional
1. Plan and carve an appropriate design in low relief on some simple object such as book ends, a tray, a pair of bellows, a chest, a screen, a clock case, a letter opener, or a box.
2. State the qualities of hard wood and soft wood, and the best woods to use in woodcarving; name, describe, and explain how to sharpen the different kinds of woodcarving tools; and explain methods of handling the grain of the wood in designing.
Requirements January 1, 1938 until June 1952. Between September 7, 1937 and January 1, 1938 these requirements were optional
1. Make, with only a knife for a tool, three handy camp articles, such as pot hooks, fork, spoon, tent pegs, coat hooks or candle holder, all articles to be made from natural material.
2. Plan and carve an appropriate design in low relief on some simple object such as book ends, a tray, a pair of bellows, a chest, a screen, a clock case, a letter opener, or a box.
3. State the qualities of hard wood and soft wood, and the best woods to use in woodcarving; name, describe, and explain how to sharpen the different kinds of woodcarving tools, including knife and axe, and explain methods of handling the grain of the wood in designing and carving.