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BIRD TABLE. Nail rim around
plywood sheet and hang from tree
limb. Keep stocked with seeds and
table scraps—stale bread and cake,
potato bits, chopped bacon rind,
cheese, apple cores, meat bones. Cut
coconut in half and hang upside
down. Put suet in mesh onion bag or
wire soap dish. Thread shelled, un-
salted peanuts on a string.
inches in diameter and four or five
inches high. Make a crater on top with a
hole large enough to insert a small metal
can. In the can put a few crystals of
ammonium dichromate (available at
drug stores and hobby shops). Mix in a
few match heads with the chemical and
drop in a burning match. When the
dichromate burns, it forms a dark green
ash which tumbles over the cone in the
same way as lava flows in a real
volcano.
SCALE OF HARDNESS. Here is a list of
fairly common items (except for the
diamond) which can be used to test
hardness of minerals. The table shows
the material and its rating on the scale
in the Geologist section of the Webelos
Scout Book. Scale of hardness refers to
the ability of th^ material listed here to
scratch the mineral. Example: If a fin-
gernail but not talc can scratch the
mineral, the mineral's hardness is "2."
Materia] Scale No.
Talc (tailor's chalk) 1
Fingernail 2
Wood drill bit i 7
Masonry drill bit 8
Carborundum sharpening stone 9
Diamond 10
(December)
CRAFTSMAN
DEN SERVICE PROJECTS. Cub Scout
dens will be doing various service
projects this month for the "Do Your
Best" theme. Your den may, too.
Particularly appropriate would be
projects using Craftsman skills, al-
though, of course, any service to others
teaches the boys about their obligation
to help other people. Here are ideas:
• Make simple toys for neighborhood
children who may not receive much for
Christmas.
vise jaws
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wood'cr A\arble
New copper coin ' 3
12-penny nail 4
Knife blade 5
Window glass (be careful!) 6
Model dt Volcano
BUCKLELESS BELT. Cut down Dad's
old belt, using a sharp knife on a hard
surface. Make notches and holes as
shown. Make stamping designs by
filing off the point on a big nail and
filing the design. Dampen the leather
and stamp on the design.
• Make wooden tree ornaments for
aged persons in the neighborhood.
• Have a father-son afternoon of mak-
ing minor repairs and doing mainte-
nance at the home of aged persons.
• Make toys and hold a holiday party
for children in a hospital.
• Collect nonperishable foods and
used clothing for distribution to needy
persons by a charitable organization.
(January)
ATHLETE
SKY HOOK GYM. Apparatus can be
changed as fast as you can unsnap one
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