Learn carving safety, master essential cuts, select appropriate woods, and complete carving in the round plus relief or chip carving projects to earn this merit badge.

Requirements

1
1. Safety and Readiness
Carving Safely
Do all
Do the following:
1. a.
  Explain to your counselor the hazards you are most likely to encounter while wood carving, and what you should do to anticipate, help prevent, mitigate, or lessen these hazards.
2. b.
  Show that you know first aid for injuries that could occur while wood carving, including minor cuts and scratches and splinters.
2
1. Safety and Readiness
Totin' Chip and Safety Checklist
Do all
Do the following:
1. Earn the Totin’ Chip recognition.
  a Earn the Totin’ Chip recognition.
2. Discuss with your counselor your understanding of the Safety Checklist for Carving.
  b Discuss with your counselor your understanding of the Safety Checklist for Carving.
3
3. Tools and Technique
Tools and Sharpening
Do all
Do the following:
1. a.
  Explain to your counselor, orally or in writing, the care and use of five types of tools that you may use in a carving project.
2. b.
  Tell your counselor how to care for and use several types of sharpening devices, then demonstrate that you know how to use these devices.
4
3. Tools and Technique
Practice the Basic Cuts
Do all
Using a piece of scrap wood or a project on which you are working, show your counselor that you know how to do the following:
1. Paring cut
  a Paring cut
2. Basic cut and push cut
  b Basic cut and push cut
3. “V” cut
  c “V” cut
4. Stop cut or score line
  d Stop cut or score line
5. Choosing and Building Projects
Choosing the Right Wood
Tell why different woods are used for different projects. Explain why you chose the type of wood you did for your projects in requirements 6 and 7.
5. Choosing and Building Projects
Carving in the Round
Plan your own or select a project from the Wood Carving merit badge pamphlet and complete a simple carving in the round.
5. Choosing and Building Projects
Relief or Chip Carving
Complete a simple low-relief OR a chip carving project.

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Requirements

Carving Safely

Explain to your counselor the hazards you are most likely to encounter while wood carving, and what you should do to anticipate, help prevent, mitigate, or lessen these hazards.

Show that you know first aid for injuries that could occur while wood carving, including minor cuts and scratches and splinters.

Totin' Chip and Safety Checklist

Earn the Totin’ Chip recognition.

Discuss with your counselor your understanding of the Safety Checklist for Carving.

Tools and Sharpening

Explain to your counselor, orally or in writing, the care and use of five types of tools that you may use in a carving project.

Tell your counselor how to care for and use several types of sharpening devices, then demonstrate that you know how to use these devices.

Practice the Basic Cuts

Paring cut

Basic cut and push cut

“V” cut

Stop cut or score line

Choosing the Right Wood

Carving in the Round

Relief or Chip Carving