Woodwork — Merit Badge — Scout Troop 79

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Scout	AWARD	Req 1			Req 2		Req 3		Req 4	Req 5	Req 6Complete any 2					Req 7
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Anjali S.First Class	☆	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	□	■
Ben B.Scout	☆	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	□	■
Damian N.Tenderfoot	☆	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	□	■
Finn P.First Class	☆	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	□	■
Fiona K.Scout	☆	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	■	■	□	□	□	□	□	■
Hazel S.Star	☆	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	□	■
Henry E.Second Class	☆	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	□	■
Isaac H.Scout	☆	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	□	■
Jack P.Star	☆	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	□	■
Kevin P.Life	☆	□	□	□	□	□	□	□	■	■	□	□	□	□	□	■
Lee P.Tenderfoot	☆	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	□	■
Lily P.Tenderfoot	☆	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	□	■
Lucy L.Tenderfoot	☆	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	□	■
Oliver K.Star	☆	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	□	■
Oliver V.Star	☆	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	□	■
Oscar B.Tenderfoot	☆	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	□	■
Owen R.Scout	☆	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	□	■
Piper K.	☆	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	□	■
Quinn B.Second Class	★	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	□	■	■	■	□	■
Robbie H.Second Class	☆	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	□	■
Solomon R.Tenderfoot	☆	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	□	■
Violet B.Tenderfoot	☆	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	■	□	□	□	□	□	■

Requirements

From the official BSA merit badge pamphlet — wording is paraphrased here. Confirm against the current pamphlet for sign-off.

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Explain likely woodworking hazards and how to prevent/mitigate/respond; explain tool safety precautions

Show first aid for woodworking injuries; explain eye/hearing protection and dust mask use

Earn the Totin' Chip

Describe how timber is grown, harvested, milled, and how lumber is cured, seasoned, graded, sized

Collect and label six kinds of wood; describe qualities and best uses of each

Show proper care, use, and storage of your tools and equipment

Sharpen the cutting edges of two different tools

Build something useful with a saw, plane, hammer, brace, and bit, from lumber squared/measured to a working drawing

Design and build your own project; track time spent and material cost

(Do any 2 of the following)

Build a project with beveled or rounded edges from your own working drawings

Build a project with curved or incised cuttings from your own working drawings

Build a project with miter, dowel, or mortise-and-tenon joints from your own working drawings

Build a cabinet, box, or lidded item with inset hinges

Help make wooden toys for underprivileged children, or an approved woodworking service project for a charity

Talk with a cabinetmaker or finish carpenter about training, careers, work conditions, pay, and unions