| Carpentry merit badge has been discontinued. (See discontinued
merit badges.)| The Carpentry merit badge was one of the
original 57 merit badges issued by the Boy Scouts of America in
1911. History: 1938, 1945, 1950 merit badge requirements -
Demonstrate the use of the rule, square, level, plumb-line,
mitre, chalk-line and bevel. - Demonstrate the proper way to
drive, set, and clinch a nail, draw a spike with a claw-hammer,
and to join two pieces of wood with screws. - Show correct use
of the cross-cut saw and of the rip-saw. - Show how to plane the
edge, end and the broad surface of a board. - Demonstrate how to
lay shingles. - Make a simple article of furniture for practical
use in the home or on the home grounds, finished in a
workmanlike manner, all work to be done without assistance. 6.
Knock-Off Wood Free, easy-to-understand graphic and text plans,
categorized by cost and difficulty level. BSA Merit Badge
Resources - Woodwork Merit Badge has many project ideas as well:
2010 Historic merit badge progra