Blacksmithing
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| style="padding: 0.25em 0.5em;" | '''The ''official'' source for the information shown in this article or section is:<br>[http://www.scouting.org/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards.aspx ''Handbook for Boys, 1948 Edition'''] | | style="padding: 0.25em 0.5em;" | '''The ''official'' source for the information shown in this article or section is:<br>[http://www.scouting.org/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards.aspx ''Handbook for Boys, 1948 Edition'''] | ||
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| + | :1. Upset and weld a one-inch iron rod. | ||
| + | :2. Make a horseshoe. | ||
| + | :3. Know how to tire a wheel, use a sledge-hammer and forge, shoe a horse correctly and roughshoe a horse. | ||
| + | :4. Be able to temper iron and steel. | ||
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| + | | style="width: 52px; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0.5em; text-align: center;" | [[image:1911BSA.jpg|45px|Boy Scout Handbook, 1911 Edition]] | ||
| + | | style="padding: 0.25em 0.5em;" | '''The ''official'' source for the information shown in this article or section is:<br>''Boy Scout Handbook'', 1911 Edition | ||
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[[Category:Discontinued Merit Badges]] | [[Category:Discontinued Merit Badges]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:31, September 29, 2009
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| Status: | Discontinued | BSA Advancement ID: | None | |
| Created: | 1911 | Original/new/replaced: | ||
| Discontinued: | 1952 | Replaced by: | ||
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[[Category:Discontinued {{{group}}} merit badges]]
| Blacksmithing is a discontinued merit badge. It was one of the original merit badges in 1911 and was discontinued in 1952. |
Merit badge requirements
- 1. Make an open link of 3/4-inch stock.
- 2. Forge a chain hook out of 3/4 x 1/2-inch soft steel or 3/4-inch round iron.
- 3. Make a bolt of 1/2-inch iron.
- 4. Bend and weld three links and form them into a chain, these links to be fastened to the hook of Requirement 2 by a ring, and links and ring to be made out of 3/8-inch iron.
- 5. Make a straight lap weld of 1/4 x 1-inch stock.
- 6. Make a rock drill.
- 7. Temper a rock drill.
- 8. Explain how to harden and temper a cold chisel.
| The official source for the information shown in this article or section is: Handbook for Boys, 1948 Edition |
Original Requirements
- 1. Upset and weld a one-inch iron rod.
- 2. Make a horseshoe.
- 3. Know how to tire a wheel, use a sledge-hammer and forge, shoe a horse correctly and roughshoe a horse.
- 4. Be able to temper iron and steel.
| The official source for the information shown in this article or section is: Boy Scout Handbook, 1911 Edition |
