Craftsman (Scout)

Badge Requirements 

Complete ONE of the following sections:

●        Basket Making

❖      Produce an article of practical use in basket, cane rush or straw work, made entirely by yourself.

❖      Show a general knowledge of the raw material used, where it is obtained and how it is prepared for working.

●        Bookbinding

❖      Prepare the parts or sections for sewing and sew sections on tapes.

❖      Fold and paste on end-papers, glue up and line with mull, round the back and add a second lining.

❖      Cut boards and cover with cloth or paper, and put books into cover.

●        Joining

❖      Drive a screw up to one-and-a-half inches without damage to wood or screws.

❖      Nail on a packing case lid correctly, using half-inch wood and one-and-a-half inch nails.

❖      Divide lengthwise with an ordinary saw, a 1-inch board 2 feet long, the cut should not deviate from the line more than 1/16 of an inch.

❖      Sharpen a chisel and plane iron, make a housing tenon and mortise, and halved joint.

❖      Either dovetail 2 pieces of wood together with not less than 5 dovetails, or make a properly framed stool chair or other piece of furniture.

❖      Distinguish woods in local use and know the nature and common uses of each.

●        Leather Work

❖      Either soled and heeled a pair of boots or shoes, sewn or nailed.

❖      Or produce an article made by yourself, such as a handbag, wallet or purse, on which a design must be modelled and stained.

❖      Know how to mix and use the various stains.

❖      Show a knowledge of the tools required. Know the different kinds of leather used and how to select them.

●        Metal Work

❖      Execute some work in beaten brass, copper or sheet-iron. Exhibit tools used and demonstrate use of each.

❖      Explain the composition and properties of solders and fluxes.

❖      Make and solder a tin to measure, with lid to fit.

●         Printing

❖      Set up a handbill or page of type and produce machined prints.

❖      Understand the point system of types and know the names of 6 common typefaces.

❖      Understand the printer's correction signs and know the names of different paper sizes and their measurements.

●        Pottery

❖      Execute some work in different clay techniques.

❖      Exhibit tools used and demonstrate use of each.

❖      Explain the composition and properties and process of techniques.

❖      Make a project with the use of different techniques.

●        Stitch work

❖      Execute some work in different stitching techniques.

❖      Exhibit tools used and demonstrate use of each.

❖      Explain the techniques and process of the project.

❖      Produce a course work demonstrating different stitching techniques.