Silde of the Month Extra Extra - Philmont logo

October 2019

Time to make: 3 hours

Finishing: 1 hour

Original design:  Philmont / Bill Macfarlane

Days till PhilmontCountdown

So lets combine a couple of last few slides into another well recognized symbol of Philmont.

Carved from reclaimed white oak pallet wood, I purposefully left this on the rough side because I liked the thought of it being carved on the trail. It is painted with hobby paints and finished with amber shellac.

Silde of the Month Extra - Philmont Bull

October 2019

Time to make: 3 hours

Finishing: 1 hour

Original design:  Philmont / Bill Macfarlane

Days till PhilmontCountdown

Another widely recognized symbols of Philmont is the black bull.  There was also a white bull for female advisors that was available until sometime in 1980's (or so I'm told).  I, as a young Scout, would often see the felt black bull sewed over the left pocket on the iconic red wool jacket.  Can't wait to get one for my jacket!

Using white oak, from a scrap piece of pallet, the bull pattern was cut out using a coping saw. Next, using my favorite knife, I set about planning and carving the bull. Despite my best efforts, the legs are brittle and ended up having a fair amount of CA (Super) glue holding them together. Painted with hobby paints and sealed with a couple of coats of Poly.

Slide of the Month - Popsicle

October 2019

Time to make: 1 hours

Boys Life "Slide of the Month"

May 1979, page 70

Original design: Wayne Mason







Memory's of Summer, warm temps, kids playing, and the sound of the Ice Cream truck. Sigh...now on to Fall.

 Maybe one of the easiest slide I've ever made! I cut the body of the Popsicle using a saw and sanded it smooth. I then cut a slot in the bottom of the body to accepted a real Popsicle stick which was glued in place. I painted the slide to look like a chocolate covered ice cream (Revello Bars) and finished it off with a couple of coats of poly.