DIY Badge

How to earn your badge:

Complete all of these:

Show how to use and take care of tools safely.

Do this for a selection of them, like a hammer, saw, screwdriver, drill or glue gun.

Talk to your leader about how to work safely on your projects, especially when you’re using electric tools.

Learn what the difference is between hard wood, soft wood, chipboard, plywood and MDF.

For each of them, find out what they’re best used for.

Help design and make something useful.

An adult needs to supervise you.

Show that you’re able to:

measure accurately

saw

join pieces of wood together in two different ways

use a hammer, screwdriver and drill

prepare surfaces and stain, varnish or paint

Contact Us

Let us know how your Cub has got on with this badge and you can even include an image.