Derby Workshop

Pinewood Derby Car Workshop

Worried about your woodworking skills? Don’t have a full workshop in your basement? Rest easy; the Pinewood Derby Car Workshop is an excellent opportunity for Scouts and their parents to work on their cars with plenty of support, tools, and sandpaper. 

The Workshop is set up to help Scouts design their car, cut the wooden block (this step is done by a parent or adult volunteer), shape, rough sand, and weight the model. All supplies for these steps will be available at the workshop—just bring the Pinewood Derby Car kit you were given by the Pack. 

At the end of the workshop, you will head home with a nearly finished car—all that will be left is paint/decorate, prepare and install the wheels and axles, and race!

When                  Saturday, January 6

Where                Our Lady of Mercy School, 9200 Kentsdale Drive, Potomac, MD

Cost                     Usually $15/Scout (payable at the workshop)

Register            SignUp Genius Link

Bring                    *The Derby Car kit you received at the January Pack  Meeting or from your Den leader. If you don't have a kit, you won't be able to make your car at the workshop! (If you need an additional kit, they are available at the Scout Store for $4.49 each)

                            *Your design ideas, preferably with cut lines drawn on the car body to save time at the workshop.  Here is an easy template to use when designing your car  (be sure to print the template at full scale)