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Hand-carved neckerchief slides, one design at a time.
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Ten (ish) years ago I started this blog with a goal of making all the Whittlin Jim slides (which I finished in 2017) and then to make all Slide of the Month slides from Boys Life. So with the close of 2020, I've now made all the of them.
December 2020 Time to make: 2 hours Finishing: 1 hour Original design: Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont 2022 Countdown Unless you have been to Philmont, you might not get the humor in this slide. Let just say this was a more acceptable slide than the others I could have made (pilot to bombardier, pilot/co-pilot, or…
December 2020 Time to make: 2 hours Finishing: 1 hour Original design: Philmont / Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont 2022 Countdown Calling all Philmont alums! Want to experience Philmont again while giving back? Well bucko saddle up and join the "Volunteer Vacation" .
December 2020 Time to make: 2 hours Finishing: 1 hour Original design: Jeff Springer Boys Life Sept. 1995, page 54 For the Wood Badge "Critter" folks I present the Beaver. (Still not as great of a Patrol as the da Bears but I digress.)
November 2020 Time to make: 3 hours Finishing: 1 hour Original design: Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont 2022 Countdown When camping in bear country, or other critters, one method of food storage is "bear bags". In Philmont this is the only acceptable method of food storage.
November 2020 Time to make: 3 hours Finishing: 1 hour Original design: Philmont / Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont 2022 Countdown When I've thought about Philmont, I never thought there were buffalo there but I was wrong. It turn out there is a herd of about 150 +.
November 2020 Time to make: 2 hours Boys Life "Slide of the Month" Sept. 1993, page 59 Original design: Jeff Springer Wow, I really like this modern look of an eagle head. It almost reminds me of the Philadelphia Eagle 's logo but I'm not much for a football fan.
October 2020 Time to make: 2 hours Boys Life "Slide of the Month" Nov. 1994, page 58 Original design: Don Gubler So lets add more power to the Jack-O-Lantern slides! So much fun to have a pulsing light to give a eerie feel to this slide.
October 2020 Time to make: 2 hours Finishing: 1 hour Original design: Bill Macfarlane Wait did Orange just come out of the vent?!!!!! A online version of Werewolf, the crew members of a spaceship are pitted against an impostor set on killing the crew.
October 2020 Time to make: 1 hours Finishing: 1 Hour Boys Life "Slide of the Month" Oct. 1980, page 71 Original design: Wayne Mason As I understand it, Jack-o-Lanterns are based on the Irish folk tail of Stingy Jack . A quick, fun little slide made from pallet wood!
September 2020 Time to make: 3 hours Finishing: 1 hour Original design: Philmont / Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont 2022 Countdown Another in my Philmont concept series! While Philmont Scout Ranch is a number of things from training to special events, it is probably best known for the treks.
October 2020 Time to make: 1 hours Finishing: 2 hour Original design: Wagion Lodge 6 / Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont 2022 Countdown The bull has long been a symbol of Philmont and this was an early representation in a 1954 patch from the Wagion Lodge 6 (Order of the Arrow) from West Moreland and Fayette…
September 2020 Time to make: 2 hours Finishing: 1 hour Original design: Philmont/Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont 2022 Countdown Well, back on the horse counting down the days till our council's next Philmont attempt and I guess I can go back to publishing Philmont slides on a irregular schedule instead of cramming them all into…
September 2020 Time to make: 2 hours Boys Life "Slide of the Month" Nov. 1995, page 65 Original design: Jeff Springer The Arrowhead is one of the most popular symbols in Scouting from the Cub Scouts arrow points (discontinued) to the Philmont award for successful completion of a trek.
August 2020 Time to made: 1 hour ish Design: Bill Macfarlane I've been told many a story about the Monkey's Fist knot - everything from weapon to weighted end on a throwing line . Mostly I see them as key chain fobs, zipper pulls, or hanging off back packs but I got a thought.
August 2020 Time to make: 2 hours Boys Life "Slide of the Month" Apr. 1987, p. 63 Original design: Bill Fleming Coccinellidae (better known as ladybug in the US or ladybirds in the UK) are the gardener's friend because they eat lots of pests like aphids.
July 2020 Time to make: 3 hours Finishing: 1 hour Original design: Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont 2022 Countdown Today is the day! (That was till Covid-19 reared it's ugly head) So, my pack is unpacked and I'm back in prep mode for Trek 7-11C in 2022.
July 2020 Time to make: 2 hours Boys Life "Slide of the Month" June 2000, page 59 Original design: J eff Springer Happy Independence Day (or Treason day if you are in England...lol) This is one of the slides that strike a note of summer days laying under a tree reading comic books.
June 2020 Time to make: 1 hours Finishing: 1 hour Original design: Philmont\Bill Macfarlane DAYS TO PHILMONT 2020 Cancelled I have no words to express my disappointment. Let's hope 2021 treks go off without a hitch Update June 4th, 2020: All treks to Philmont have been cancelled for the 2020 season.
May 2020 Time to make: 1 hours Finishing: 1 hour Original design: Philmont\Bill Macfarlane DAYS TO PHILMONT 2020 Cancelled Tonight is the night before our crews learns about our 2020 fate. If the decision to cancel July treks, for safety sake, it will be a disappointment for some and we just have to wait for…
May 2020 Time to make: 2.5 hours Finishing: 1.5 hours Original design: Philmont\Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont Countdown This is another one of my favorate designs combining several of the elements (Tooths of Time, Arrowhead, and Zita) found in Philmont logos.
May 2020 Time to make: 2 hours Finishing: 1.5 hour Original design: Philmont\Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont Countdown OK, I'm running a bit behind in my posts but there has been a whirlwind of change going on ... Our crews are all holding our breaths for the June 1st announcement.
May 2020 Time to make: 2 hours Boys Life "Slide of the Month" June 1983, page 45 Original design: Kenneth Kobb Cheese (repeat) Sauce (repeat) Anchovies (repeat) Pizza (repeat) Eatta Lotta Eatta Lotta Eatta Lotta Pizza (repeat) Oh No Don't Drop The Pizza (repeat ) If You Drop The Pizza Nobody Eatza (repeat) Gobble Gobble Gobble…
April 2020 Time to make: 1.5 hours Finishing: 1 hour Original design: Philmont\Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont Countdown One of the most iconic symbols of Philmont, you can find the Tooth of Time as a part of quite a few of the patches and other items at Philmont.
April 2020 Time to make: 1 hour Finishing: 1 hour Original design: Philmont\Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont Countdown So one of the things I'm looking for when I get to Philmont is getting a tour of the Scouting Museum and hope to see some of Whittlin' Jim's original works.
April 2020 Time to make: 2.5 hours Finishing: 2 hours Original design: Philmont\Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont Countdown As I've mentioned in an earlier post, I was really confused when I saw patches for Philturn Rockey Mountain Scout Camp . Was this some other councils summer camp?
April 2020 Time to make: 1 hours Finishing: 1 hour Original design: Philmont\Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont Countdown A no-carve slide but I still like it. The geographic marker was printed on waterslide paper and then transferred to a painted wooden birch thin plywood round. Finished off with a couple coats of Poly.
April 2020 Time to make: 1 hours Finishing: 1 hour Original design: Philmont\Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont Countdown The Order of the Arrow Trail Crew work on the trails at Philmont in cheerful service. But it's not all work, there is a comradeship of the members of OA and during the second week at Philmont…
April 2020 Time to make: 1 hour each Finishing: 1 hour Original design: Philmont / Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont Countdown One of the symbols you can see in almost every patch, slide or any Philmont item is the brands. Heck, you can even brand something you own like a hat, a belt, a piece of…
April 2020 Time to make: 2 hours Boys Life "Slide of the Month" May 1984, page 67 Original design: Fritz Hines Leather design: Bill Macfarlane As I understand it, Kachina are friendly and helpful spirits to the Pueblo Indians. Kachina dolls, carved wooden and brightly painted miniature replicas of ceremonial dancers, are given to children…
March 2020 Time to make: 2 hours Finishing: 2 hour Original design: Philmont\Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont Countdown Now I had not seen this flag until I went to a crew training but once I saw it I knew I had to make a slide based on the flag.
March 2020 Time to make: 2 hours Finishing: 2 hour Original design: Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont Countdown Oh sure their cute but they are the most destructive bear at Philmont, or anywhere, and will chew through a backpack to get to a tasty snack.
March 2020 Time to make: 2 hours Finishing: 2 hour Original design: Philmont / Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont Countdown In these days of COVID-19, extended school vacations (closures), work from home, and yes temporary cancelling of Scout meetings and functions, it is important to remember that this to will pass.
March 2020 Time to make: 2 hours Finishing: 2 hour Original design: Philmont / Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont Countdown One bright spot that came out of 2018 Philmont experience was the Philmont Recovery Corps . Volunteers coming together with one goal in mind, to help Philmont get past the Ute Park Fire.
March 2020 Time to make: 2 hours Finishing: 1.5 hours Original design: Philmont / Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont Countdown Members of our crew were on the ill-fated trek scheduled back in 2018. While it was terrible for them to miss it, I'm grateful to have them and their wisdom along with all of us this…
March 2020 Time to make: 2 hours Finishing: 1 hour Original design: Philmont / Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont Countdown Here is another Philmont Bull I've seen on patches. I'm not really sure on the origins of this design but I really like how it turned out!
March 2020 Time to make: 2 hours Boys Life "Slide of the Month" Sep. 1977, page 60 Original design: Glenn Wagner Leather design: Bill Macfarlane So when I was building a knife ki t I got as a Christmas present, I wanted to design a special knife sheath with tooled leather but I have never…
February 2020 Time to make: 3 hours Finishing: 1 hour Original design: Philmont / Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont Countdown It is my understanding, the 50th anniversary Philmont training center logo looked like this. I would post a link to the patch but as the patches online are all for sale (ebay, etsy...), there is a…
February 2020 Time to make: 2 hours Finishing: 2 hour Original design: Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont Countdown It never occurred to me that Philmont has a winter program ! Here is a great video on the program. Carved from southern yellow pine, this another adaptation from a Philmont patch having many levels.
February 2020 Time to make: 4 hours Finishing: 2 hour Original design: Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont Countdown It occurs to me that I now have more Philmont neckerchief slides than I have weeks to go before I leave. (And, I have more designs I'm working on.)
February 2020 Time to make: 3 hours Finishing: 1 hour Original design: Philmont / Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont Countdown One of the places I'm looking forward to exploring either before we set out or after we are off-trail. Carved from southern yellow pine, the area between the pads and nails of the paws were notched…
February 2020 Time to make: 2 hours Boys Life "Slide of the Month" September 1972 page 50 Original design: Unkown Cable cars are a fascinating mode of transportation and, even though I never have ridden one, it must be exciting for first-time riders.
January 2020 Time to make: 3 hours Finishing: 1 hour Original design: / Bill Macfarlane Inspiration: Philmont Days till Philmont Countdown So there I was happily carving a neckerchief slide when suddenly the knife slipped and grazed my plam. Although the cut was small, bright red blood shot across the table every time my heart beat…
January 2020 Time to make: 3 hours Finishing: 1 hour Original design: Philmont / Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont Countdown Loosely based on the Silver Dollar ("P" or "Dollar" if you prefer) patch, this patch and the segments ringing the patch (NOT SHOWN HERE) were the crowning gems of Scouts attending Philmont from 1942 to 1956.
January 2019 Time to carve: 1 hour Finishing: .5 hour Boy's Life -July 1992, page 71 Design: James C. Hansen Sr. I've always been fascinated with the Scouting Campaign hat but alas, I've never owned one. It seemed to me, as a Scout, that most of the old Scouters had both one of these and…
September 2019 Time to make: 3 hours Finishing: 1 hour Original design: Philmont / Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont Countdown Yes, it is a logo I saw on a bottle opener on the Tooth of Time Traders site but I thought it was so cool that I had to make it as a slide.
December 2019 Time to make: 2 hours Boys Life "Slide of the Month" Nov. 1990, page 59 Original design: Terry Gilbert Well, its time of the year again (and maybe I'll post it in time) for a holiday-themed slide. A bit prep work with this slide by drilling a hole in the center and cutting…
November 2019 Time to make: 3 hours Finishing: 1 hour Original design: Philmont / Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont Countdown The gateway is another great symbol of Philmont and one I can't wait to see. (Though I don't know if you will see my boots hanging from it.)
November 2019 Time to make: 3 hours Finishing: 1 hour Original design: Philmont / Bill Macfarlane Days till Philmont Countdown As Philmont backcountry is the "Scouting Paradise", the Training Center is the Shangrila of Scouter (and Scout) training centers. If you ever have the chance, take a course there !
November 2019 Time to make: 2 hours Boys Life "Slide of the Month" January 1981, page 50 Original design: Wayne Mason I love seeing seagulls off the coast of New England but I can help thinking of this scene from Finding Nemo.
