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Make It My Own

Arrow of Light – 5th Grade

Knife Safety AOL

Elective

Requirement 4

Make It My Own

Arrow of Light – 5th Grade

Knife Safety AOL

Elective

Requirement 4

Make It My Own

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts use a pocketknife to decorate a walking stick.

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Supply List

Pocketknife, one per Cub Scout
One walking stick for each Cub Scout to decorate (approximately 6-12” shorter than Cub Scout, and 1” in diameter)
Pencil, one per Cub Scout

Directions

Before the meeting:

If you have not done so already watch the Cub Scout Knife Safety Adventure video.
Carve your initials into a walking stick to Cub Scouts the end product.
Establish an area to safely whittle.

During the meeting:

Remind Cub Scouts of the knife safety rules.
- Stop – make sure no one else is within arm’s reach
- Away – always cut away from your finger or other body parts
- Sharp – a sharp, clean knife is a safe knife
- Store – knives closed, in a sheath or knife block
Instruct Cub Scouts on proper size of sticks to choose for walking sticks, typically 6-12” shorter than the Cub Scout and 1” in diameter.
Explain to Cub Scouts that they will be decorating their walking sticks with their initials or names.
Demonstrate how to carve out sections of the stick to create the letters. The stop cut is the best cut for doing this.
- Use pocketknife to etch desired letter into wood.
- Once outline is etched, use pocketknife to carve out etched letters deeper and wider, trying to keep them uniform in depth and width.
Spread Cub Scouts out to a safe distance from each other, and assist them in repeating your steps, carving their initials or names into their sticks.