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.

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.

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.

Side of the Month Extra - Woody's American Eagle

 

March 2023

Time to make: 3.25 hours

Finishing: 1 hour

 
Original design:  Woody's Make-Your-Own













I also tried this Woody's Slide in another summer at Scout camp with disastrous results. (Sigh) The interesting part was finding myself at the hospital for a carving accident that resulted in stitches. No it wasn't me but one of the other Scouts in our troop who cut his thigh with one of those really sharp carving knives. I was there for moral support as his Senior Patrol Leader. 

Carved from bass wood, there were parts of this slide that went quickly and the wings took time to carve. Lots of v-cuts in the wings. Painted with hobby paints and sealed with a couple coats of poly.

Slide of the Month Extra - Philmont Cphyers Mine

 

March 2023

Time to make: 3 hours

Finishing: 1 hour

Original design:  Philmont / Bill Macfarlane

Named for Charles Cpyher, a early gold miner in the region, the camp features a tour of the Contention mine as well as other mining activities. Also, it has one of the best musical programs (called Stomp) at Philmont. Check out this play list called "Down in the Contention" from the 2021 staffers.

Carved from maple, this was a challenging slide to carve. The helmet had me grinding my teeth as I tried to not only carve the roundness of the helmet but also have the mining light attached to it also. The only part added to the slide was the pick axe and it was made using a small dowel. I used sandpaper on the handle to make it look like it was worn from use. The slide was painted with hobby paints and the lettering was done with water slide paper. A couple of coats of poly finish it off. 

Slide of the Month -Windmill

 

March 2023

Time to make: 2.5 hours

Finishing: 1 hour

 
Boy's Life August 1976, page 44

 
Original design:  Wayne Mason







March when the wind blows so hard and cold when you are a kid sick of being inside and just trying to get a kite in the air. Yet windmills harness the wind so effortlessly not caring if it was cold or hot.  But I'm not here to tilt with giants so on with the slide...

I use a few different kinds of wood for this slide. The structure was done using a wooden dowel described by Home Depot as "Raw Wood" and there didn't seem to be any other description. The blades of the windmill were carved from maple for strength. I carved two sets of blades and joined them in the  center. I painted the base and blades with hobby paints before pinning the blades to the structure. A couple of coats of poly finish it off

Slide of the month extra - Woody's Cosmo Crow

 

February 2023

Time to make: 2 hours

Finishing: 1 hour

Original design:  Woody's Make-Your-Own












Another in the Woody's series, I'm a bit baffled about the name "Cosmo" the Cosmic Crow. What makes the crow cosmic? Perhaps has something to do with a meaning of "the keepers of spiritual law". Or maybe as the messenger between the real world and spirit world.  But then again, it could but be from the cartoon series Fox and the Crow. (Heckle and Jeckle were cartoon magpies.)

Made from basswood, I reproduced the profile on the side and drilled a 3/4 in hole down the middle. Cutting out the profile was quick and, with the exception of the eyes, the rounding was easy to do. I sanding the slide and painted it with hobby paints. A couple coats of poly finished it off