Workbooks can help scouts organize notes, listen actively, and document their work. The pamphlets contain requirements, introductory information and supplemental reference text. Requirements select a manufactured item in your home such as a toy or an appliance and, under adult supervision and with the approval of your counselor, investigate how and why it works as it does. Metalwork merit badge helps and documents scouter mom. Explain to your counselor the hazards you are most likely to encounter while welding, and what you should do to anticipate, help prevent, mitigate, or lessen these hazards. Using lowcarbon steel at least 14inch thick, perform the following exercises. Select a manufactured item in your home such as a toy or an appliance and, under adult supervision and with the approval of your counselor, investigate how and why it works as it does. The boy scouts issued this badge in 1911 and it was discontinued in 1952. In addition, the scout store also carries books on leathercrafting, activity books, comic books, etc. Scoutingbsametalwork merit badge wikibooks, open books. No one may add or subtract from the official requirements found in boy scout. Merit badge counselors may not require the use of this or any similar workbooks. Merit badge sponsorship program click on the sponsor for their website your benefits the merit badge sponsorship program offers the following marketing benefits to you or your company among 66,000 scouting youth, 15,000 scouting adult volunteers and over 30,000 event participants. You will fill out form 28501s adult application and 34405, merit badge counselor information.
For many of our programs, requirements must be completed prior to arrival at camp for a scout to be eligible for completion of the badge. See more ideas about merit badge, boy scouts merit badges and scout badges. Advancement to star, life, and eagle all require completion of merit badges, service, and demonstration of responsibility. Bsa has plenty of reference books to guide scouters and scout leaders including the cub scout history book, this years boy scout requirements book, leader guidebooks, and many more. A few merit badges have certain restrictions, but otherwise any registered boy scout, varsity scout, or quali. Boy scout troop 285 albuquerque, nm is a high adventure troop that hosts 10 12 camping and high adventure trips each year. Since 1917, about 1,100 hornaday medals have been awarded. Scoutingbsametalwork merit badge wikibooks, open books for. A scout can purchase pamphlets from bsa, find them in a troop library, or oftentimes check them out from a public library. Are these the toughest requirements for all 7 merit badges. Soften the workhardened piece from requirement 3a by.
The requirements listed here are the official requirements of the boy scouts of america. Scouts also explore career opportunities related to the field of welding. Hornaday, an ardent conservationist, established this awards program to recognize scouts who undertook and completed truly exceptional conservation projects. Search and rescue sar merit badge, kayaking merit badge, welding merit badge. In 2010, in celebration of scoutings 100th anniversary, four. Merit badge requirements you can learn about sports, crafts, science, trades, business and future careers as you earn merit badges in the scouts bsa program.
The metalwork merit badge is awarded to scouts who display knowledge and skill in the area of metalwork. They will learn to make a useful leather item using the same types of raw materials that our ancestors used. This is a list of merit badges formerly offered by the boy scouts of america. The lab portion of the bsa metalworking merit badge with the blacksmithing option. Complete merit badge requirements for all boy scout merit badges.
A scout can purchase pamphlets from bsa, find them in a troop library, or oftentimes check them out. Click a merit badge name below for the current requirements. At the start of the new year, scouts who are beginning must use only the new requirements. Blacksmith project earn your blacksmithing merit badge boy.
Scouts working on the metalwork merit badge learn how to safely work with a variety of types of metal. Describe the safety precautions you must take when making home plumbing repairs. Merit badge requirements page 3 boys life magazine. Show that you know first aid for, and the prevention of, injuries or illnesses that could occur while welding, including electrical shock, eye injuries, burns, fume inhalation, dizziness, skin irritation, and exposure to hazardous chemicals, including filler metals and welding gases. Metalwork merit is boy scouts of america scout shop. An official boy scouts of america merit badge pamphlet has been created for the bsa by topic authorities for each merit badge. The patches for these historical merit badges are distinguished by a gold ring on the outside edge. Be registered as a merit badge counselor with the boy scouts of america. Plumbing merit badge and worksheet boy scout trail. The purpose of the merit badge program is to allow scouts to examine subjects to determine if they would like to further pursue them as a career or vocation. Merit badge requirements and worksheets scouts bsa boy.
Quicky look up the latest merit badge requirements for all 8 merit badges by name or category. Submit adult bsa application with your merit badge counselor application. Make a temper color index from a flat piece of steel. Merit badge requirements and worksheets boy scout trail. Printable checkoff sheet for all scouts bsa merit badges. Use the horn of the anvil by forging a ushaped bend. In some cases, the entire subject has been dropped from the merit badge roster. Discuss with your counselor the additional safety rules that. In others, the merit badge s name has been changed, with or without significant revision to the badge s requirements. The requirements were designed to be easy enough for a 12 year old boy to complete at summer camp. The boy scouts of america have been teaching kids life skills since there inception in the early 1900s. Scroll down for a list of all of the current merit badges and their requirements. The requirements were last issued or revised in 2008 this workbook was updated in june 2017. Mar 28, 2010 i have been toying with the idea of teching the metalworking merit badge to my scout troop for a while now, and may finally do it.
Blacksmith for the boy scouts blacksmithing, general. Discuss with your counselor what you learned and how you got the information. Earning one is hard workit is supposed to bebut its worth it. These workbooks can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. Blacksmith project earn your blacksmithing merit badge. The blue card is the nationally recognized merit badge record. Use patterns either provided by your counselor or made by you and approved by your counselor. Mar 28, 2011 hi all, just a few comments about the bsa metalworking merit badge.
Home about scouts merit badge requirements merit badge requirements. A guide for merit badge counseling advancement and the merit badge plan as part of the advancement program of the boy scouts of america, the merit badge plan is one of the most unique educational tools ever devised. Be proficient in the merit badge subject by vocation or avocation. Scouts will use tools to bend and make objects out of metal by earning the metal work merit badge. Merit badge counselor application boy scouts of america. Quicky look up the latest merit badge requirements for all 8 merit badges by. You must have a buddy with you scout buddy system at each meeting with the merit badge counselor.
Boy scout metalwork merit badge requirements blacksmiths interested in applying to become merit badge counselors should contact your local scout office or a troop near you. Describe how a properly working plumbing system protects our familys health and safety. Construct these objects using a metal that is appropriate to the. Printable checkoff sheet for metalwork merit badge. Metalwork merit badge requirements the scoutbook team is excited to announce the upcoming release of activity logs, a faster way for units to track the progress of service projects, campouts, hikes, and long cruises. Boy scout requirements advancement committee policies and procedures pamphlet, merit badge counseling application for merit badge boy scout handbook scout buddy system a scout must have a buddy with him at each meeting with a merit badge counselor.
They become familiar with the safety procedures for welding and also become alert to possible hazards. A merit badge application can be approved only by a registered merit badge counselor. One of my ideas was to invite local boy scout troops who wanted to earn a blacksmithing merit badge. To reach eagle rank, a scout must complete a total of at least 21 boy scout merit badges, of which come from the eaglerequired badge list. Literature official bsa scout shop boy scouts of america. Scouts will begin their work on this merit badge by learning about the properties of metal, how to use simple metalworking tools, and the basic metalworking techniques. American business completely revised american heritage 3a, 3b, 4a animal science 3. Those will show an effective date of the following year i. We offer consignment services, as well as being in a position to buy complete collections. They are reproduced in part here under fair use as a resource for scouts and scouters to use in the earning and teaching of merit badges. Louis were building its famed gateway arch today, it might have trouble finding enough skilled tradespeople to finish the job. Metalworking merit badge blacksmithing, general discussion.
The merit badge counselor sets a date and time to meet with the scout and his buddy, and may suggest the scout bring the merit badge pamphlet along with the blue card. More recently, in 2012, they adopted a welding merit badge to. Discontinued merit badges boy scouts of america wikipedia. Scouts should have these prerequisites done before the welding class. Prepare a written project plan demonstrating the steps below, including the desired outcome. When there is a conflict between two published lists of requirements, such as boy scout requirements bsa publication no. You dont need to have had rank advancement to be eligible. However, the requirements presented here might not match those in the boy scout handbook and the merit badge pamphlets, because these requirements are updated only when the boy scout requirements book is updated. Merit badge sponsors boy scouts of greater saint louis. Hi all, just a few comments about the bsa metalworking merit badge. See images of merit badge patches, play fun merit badge games and everything else you might need to know about merit badges. The discussion a scout is to have with the unit leader is meant to. Study the scouts bsa handbook and the camping merit badge pamphlet, and demonstrate to your scoutmaster or other qualified person the following.
Scoutbook boy scouts medicine merit badge requirements. The college of dupage continuing education department and welding program recently teamed up to assist local boy scout of america troop. Metalwork merit badge scouts will begin their work on this merit badge by learning about the properties of metal, how to use simple metalworking tools, and the basic metalworking techniques. Next summer there is a good chance that i will be able to begin teaching the metalworking merit badge to a nearby boy scout troop. Any boy scout may earn any merit badge at any time. Scoutbook boy scouts camping merit badge requirements. Form a decorative twist in a piece of square steel. This is a project on paper, not a reallife project. The merit badge program provides opportunities for youth to explore more than 120 fields of skill and knowledge. Request new merit badge topics if you feel another topic or activity should be added, you need to tell the boy scouts of america directly.
Use the edge of the anvil to bend metal by forging an lshaped bend. Oct 18, 2011 introduction to merit badges badges are below you can learn about sports, crafts, science, trades, business, and future careers as you earn merit badges. Using hand tools, make and temper a center punch of mediumcarbon or highcarbon steel. Scouts learn to sketch, tack, and weld metal while doing the requirements for the welding merit badge. Medicine merit badge requirements the scoutbook team is excited to announce the upcoming release of activity logs, a faster way for units to track the progress of service projects, campouts, hikes, and long. They explore different types of metalwork and the various career opportunities for people who enjoy using metal. Scoutbook boy scouts metalwork merit badge requirements. Metalwork merit badge workshop old sturbridge village. No one may add or subtract from the official requirements found in boy scout requirements pub. Exclusive sponsor of a merit badge for one calendar year company banner recognition at.
Right now, i am in the preparingplanning stages of the class. Dec 03, 2011 the boy scouts issued this badge in 1911 and it was discontinued in 1952. Merit badges are awards earned by members of the boy scouts of america, based on activities within the area of study by completing a list of periodically updated requirements. Revised january 2019 requirements for the welding merit badge. Boy scouts blacksmith merit badge the iron forge fire. Vintage boy scout books requirements and order of the arrow. Old sturbridge villages metalwork merit badge workshop with a focus on blacksmithing is now designed to meet all of the badge requirements. Scoutbook boy scouts engineering merit badge requirements. Get the best deals on merit badge book when you shop the largest online selection at. If a merit badge pamphlet is updated during the year, a scout can choose to use either full set of old requirements or new requirements in the pamphlet. Metalwork merit badge workbook this workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet book. Bsa welding and metalwork merit badge camp youtube. Turn in your approved application to your unit leader.
Discuss with your counselor the additional safety rules that apply to the metalwork option you choose for requirement 5. Offered only in 2010, the historical merit badge program, part of the boy scouts of america centennial, allowed scouts to earn the discontinued carpentry, pathfinding, signalling, and tracking originally called stalking merit badges. At first i thought the scouts did away with the merit badge in 1952 since that was what was published. Come get your welding merit badge in one day plus time for your homework. The requirements published by the boy scouts of america should always be used over the list here. All of the boys i have taught have been really excited and all that started have finish with great results. Metalwork scouts will begin their work on this merit badge by learning about the properties of metal, how to use simple metalworking tools, and the basic metalworking techniques. Scouts who complete the requirements to earn the leatherwork merit badge will explore leathers history and its endless uses. How one bsa council is addressing the skilledtrades. Guide for merit badge counselors boy scouts of america. This tool makes the recordkeeping easier for the scout, the merit badge counselor, and the unit leader. Merit badge requirements page 2 boys life magazine. Advancement is the process by which a scout progresses from rank to rank in scouting. Apr 05, 2019 scouts working on the metalwork merit badge learn how to safely work with a variety of types of metal.
Enhancing our youths competitive edge through merit badges. Then they will practice using these tools and techniques before concentrating on the more intricate skills of one of four metalworking options. Boy scout advancement changes effective january 1, 2008. Explain the most likely hazards you may encounter while using woods tools listed in requirement 5 and what you should do to anticipate, help prevent, manage, and respond.
Scoutbook 2020 scouts bsa merit badge requirements. Louis workforce 2017 report, nearly 60% of companies that hire workers in the skilled trades say they cant find enough people. The wildlife protection medal was a forerunner to the hornaday awards. List five important local health regulations related to plumbing and tell how they protect health and safety. Metalwork merit badge requirements the scoutbook team is excited to announce the upcoming release of activity logs, a faster way for units to track the progress of service projects, campouts, hikes, and. Bsa metalworking merit badge the way bladesmiths forum board. We have over 75,000 pieces of boy and girl scout memorabilia to sell.
Merit badges are awarded to scouts who complete the requirements for each badge. See more ideas about boy scouts merit badges, merit badge and boy scouts. Using metal cans, practice using the basic metalworking tools and techniques by making at least two tasteful objects that require cutting, bending, and edging. Read the safety rules listed in the metalwork merit badge pamphlet. Define the terms native metal, malleable, metallurgy, alloy, nonferrous, and ferrous.
A scout s buddy could be another scout, or be a parent or guardian, brother or sister, relative. Describe to your counselor how to be safe while working with metal. I start out with teaching the safety that is in the handbook also the requirements can be found on the web also. Well teach you or your scout the basics of welding safety, welding technique, and then well weld. Right click on a workbook name to save or print the optional workbooks. Metalwork merit badge triple prizesboy scouts requirements for the metalwork merit badge. Engineering merit badge boy scouts of america wiki.
They do so in a way that satisfies the bsa mb requirements to make a. Metalwork merit badge pamphlet 572 printing boy scout store. The requirements to this merit badge are ed by the boy scouts of america. Metalwork merit badge and worksheet boy scout trail. The workshop accommodates a total of four participants and is led by osv staff members who are approved as scout merit badge counselors.
Find out what sort of engineering activities were needed to create it. Jan 01, 2019 first aid merit badge series pamphlet book boy scouts of america merit badge series. You will be awarded the merit badge emblem and certificate at a suitable occasion. After completing the first four requirements, complete at least one of the options listed below.