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Description

Using wooden battons (15x20) produce a wooden frame using corner halving joints, 150x150 square.
The inside of the frame is to be filled using off cuts of the batton (at least 10 peices) to produce a patten.

This activity will take a minimum of 4 weeks, but will enable the Scouts to develop skills -
Hand tools using and safety
Measuring and marking (maths links)
Teselation (patten making: Maths)
Types of wood
Creating a useful object
This can also be combined to include a designing activity, using pryography or even using hand power tools (if your feeling brave!)

Resources

Wood strips 15x20 (various types)
Ply/MDF/Hardborad squares 150x150 for the base
Bench hooks
Hand saws
Clamps
Chisles
Files
Abrasive paper
Pencils
Rulers
Screws/Pins for the base
PVA Gule

Instructions

Measure and cut 4 strips 15x20x150
Mark 15mm back from each end and 10mm down from the top edge (half way down the side)
(please note the strips need to be orientated as a tall rectangle 20mm high and 15mm wide)
Using a hand saw cut down from the top edge to the center line at both ends (across the strip)
Using a chisel remove the small square of wood by placing the chisel at the end of the strip on the center line and tapping with a mallet
Using a file clean each joint so that the frame is square and flush
Glue the four strips together to form a frame
Glue and pin (or screw) the 150x150 square base to the frame
Now cut a number of strips to fill the inside of the frame to form a pattern (all strips need to be a tall rectangle 20mm tall, 15mm wide)
File and sand to fit then glue each piece into the frame
Mix sawdust and PVA together to make a filler and fill any gaps
Once dry, sand flat and smooth
Add any varnish, decoration or paint as required.

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