Woods Tools Trail Badge

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Created OnAugust 14, 2019

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Req.	Sub.	Description:	Trail Life Handbook (First Printing)	Trail Life Handbook (Second Printing)	Resource:
1.		Explain how being a good steward and observing the low impact camping method applies to Woods Tools.	pp. 140 - 142	pp. 116-118	Know and always follow the safety guidelines as outlined in Woods Tools Safety rules. Know the rules of your area with regards to wood collection, etc. before your trip and bring the appropriate tools. Follow the rules. Keep all knife, saw, hatchet, and ax blades closed, sheathed, or covered when not in use. Keep your tools sharp and well maintained. You are safer and have less impact on what you are cutting when your tools are sharp and in good working order. Don't cut, damage, or harm living plants. Always use already downed wood to whittle with, start, or continue a fire. Pay attention whenever working with any wood tool. Be mindful of the work you are doing as well as aware of others - they might not be paying attention to you! Work in a contained and designated area.
2.		Describe the Woods Tools Safety Rules	Safety Rules pg. 164	Safety Rules pg. 140	TLUSA Handbook - Woods Tools Safety Rules
3.		Demonstrate how to clean and sharpen a pocketknife.			How to Clean a Pocket Knife How to Sharpen a Pocket Knife
4.		Demonstrate how to clean, stow/cover, and change a saw blade for either a folding or bow saw.			How to Maintain a Folding or Bow Saw
5.		Demonstrate cleaning and sharpening an ax or hatchet.			How to Clean an Ax or Hatchet How to Sharpen an Ax or Hatchet
6.	Following the Woods Tools Safety Rules, participate in skill instruction as needed and do three of the following requirements using a knife, bow saw, folding saw, hatchet, or ax:		Safety Rules pg. 164	Safety Rules pg. 140
	a.	Whittle a cooking stick and cook a food item over a wood or charcoal fire.			Whittle a Cooking Stick
	b	Whittle something out of soft wood.			For how to whittle: A Beginner’s Guide to Whittling How to Teach Wood Carving Beginner's Tips
	c.	Make a fuzz stick.			How to Make a Feather Stick
	d.	Prepare tinder, kindling, and fuel wood for a small fire.			How to Prepare Fuel for a Fire
	e.	Saw off a piece of a log at least 2-inches in diameter.			The bow or folding saw are the perfect tools for this job.
	f.	Chop through a log at least 2-inches in diameter on a chopping block.			See "How to Split Wood" - How to Prepare Fuel for a Fire
	g.	Split a log			How to Prepare Fuel for a Fire
	h.	Limb a log (stand on the opposite side of the log from where you are limbing). Use and ax to cut a V-shaped notch at least 2-inches deep in a large log (bucking).			Limbing and Bucking a Fallen Tree

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