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As I announced in a different topic I've spent some time in the shop making stuff to give away this year. All of these are from off cuts. The first pic is my Patrol Totem from Wood Badge (WB). Between the two sessions of WB I made one of these and gave it to our Troop Guide on the final day. I made another earlier this fall for one of my Patrol mates. At the time that I gave it to her I told her that I was also making one for each of our other Patrol members.
Wood Badge for those of you whom do not know is Advanced Adult Leader Training for the Boy Scouts. Scouting organizations all over the world use Wood Badge although I'm sure there are vast differences in the subject matter from country to country. WB breaks the participants into groups of Patrol size to do most things, just like a Scout Troop. Besides the leadership learning it is just plain fun. One of the best parts is the ability to meet new friends and build ones Scouting network. There is little that is better than camping for 6 days with folks while working to surpass obstacles to foster teamwork and networking. It's fair to say that my Patrol mates will be my friends for life!
My local lumber store collects presents for Toys for Tots each December. This year I decided to make some toys to donate. Back in junior high I built a wooden duck puppet. I thought this would be a good thing to build. Hopefully whatever needy boy or girl will enjoy their present. I made two from red oak scraps to give away and one from maple for Thomas. I had to search online for a pattern but that was rather quick. While searching I also found a few other ideas of what to also build for my own young son. Thomas will also be getting a rubber band powered paddle boat for the bath tub. No pics of the boat yet but here is two of the ducks.
Thats all for now.
Wood Badge for those of you whom do not know is Advanced Adult Leader Training for the Boy Scouts. Scouting organizations all over the world use Wood Badge although I'm sure there are vast differences in the subject matter from country to country. WB breaks the participants into groups of Patrol size to do most things, just like a Scout Troop. Besides the leadership learning it is just plain fun. One of the best parts is the ability to meet new friends and build ones Scouting network. There is little that is better than camping for 6 days with folks while working to surpass obstacles to foster teamwork and networking. It's fair to say that my Patrol mates will be my friends for life!
My local lumber store collects presents for Toys for Tots each December. This year I decided to make some toys to donate. Back in junior high I built a wooden duck puppet. I thought this would be a good thing to build. Hopefully whatever needy boy or girl will enjoy their present. I made two from red oak scraps to give away and one from maple for Thomas. I had to search online for a pattern but that was rather quick. While searching I also found a few other ideas of what to also build for my own young son. Thomas will also be getting a rubber band powered paddle boat for the bath tub. No pics of the boat yet but here is two of the ducks.
Thats all for now.
. The dremel just did not look as good.
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