Saturday, April 22, 2023

Slide of the Month Extra - Woody's Barney The Owl

 



April 2023

Time to make: 2 hours

Finishing: 1 hour
 
Original design:  Woody's Make-Your-Own













Another in the Woody's series and I not sure I ever saw this one in the trading post. Maybe this slide would not have fulfilled the carving in the round requirement at that time or perhaps they were all snapped up by others in the weeks before I got to camp. No matter there were other slides to destroy by my clumsy hand back then. 

Carved from sugar pine (like the original Woody's kits) and it was a bit of fortune that I came across a piece of this when traveling for work. A pretty straight forward slide and I didn't need to sketch this one out ahead of time as I could reproduce it just from sight. Painted with hobby paints and sealed with a couple coats of poly.

Saturday, April 8, 2023

Slide of the Month Extra- Philmont Family Adventure



April 2023

Time to make: 3 hours

Finishing: 1 hour

Original design:  Philmont / Bill Macfarlane



What a cool alternative for families wanting to experience Philmont. Lots of activities for all ages and fun to be had all year long. Some of the tents feel a little like glamping and bungalows seem far removed from backpacking tents on the trail but each to there own.

Carved from pallet pine, it's another series of levels with the campfire towards the front and the Tooth of Time at the back. Painted with hobby paints, lettered with waterslide paper, and sealed with a couple coats of poly.

Saturday, April 1, 2023

Slide of the Month- Road Signs


 


April 2023

Time to make: 1 hours

Finishing: .5 hour
 
Boy's Life June 1977, page 74

Original design:  Wayne Mason





So this is my spin on the Road Signs neckerchief slide that every adult leader should own. Come to think of it, I should also have one for the Senior Patrol Leader...Yield - ask your patrol leader.

A very quick slide to make as it has really one thing to cut. I used a think piece of hobby 1/16 inch plywood and cut it in the octagon shape. I painted it with white hobby paint. Next I printed out the red area on white water slide paper and applied it to the slide. I sealed it with a couple coats of poly.