Pocketknife
Camp Saw
Axe
Fire Building
Ax Yard
100
True or False - The only authorized type of knife is a folding blade knife.
True - Boy Scouts does not allow sheath knives.
100
True or False - A campsaw will cut wood faster than an ax.
True - It is the right tool for most outdoor woodcutting
100
True or False - It is ok to wear tennis shoes when using an ax.
False - If the ax slips then the tennis shoes provide no protection for the feet, while leather boots do provide some protection. Gloves, safety glasses, boots and long pants should be worn when using an ax.
100
What are the 3 types of building materials?
Tinder, Kindling and Fuel Wood
100
True or False The Ax Yard must have a gate that can be opened with one hand?
True - One Hand is used to carry something and one to open the gate.
200
True or False - When passing a knife, you should hold the blade and allow the receiver to grip the handle. Release the blade when the receiver says "thank you".
False - A folding blade knife should always be passed closed. Open and close a knife with both hands. Receiver says “Thank You” when he receives a knife from a giver.
200
True or False - You should say "thank you" to receive a passed saw.
True - Passing a saw - blade facing out and not across the body. Receiver says thank you when he has control of the saw.
200
True or False - In an emergency a sheath for an axe may be made out of a crushed tin can.
True
200
True or False Tinder should be the size of a pencil?
False, Tinder should be any fine dry material that will catch fire at the touch of a match.
200
True or False Safety Glasses and Goggles should be worn when using a camp saw in the Ax yard?
False - Long pants, boots and gloves are required to enter the Ax Yard. Safety Glasses and Goggles are required to be worn when using an Ax.
300
True or False - The safest knife for a beginner is a dull knife.
False - Extra force is needed when cutting with a dull blade. Always keep your knife clean, dry and sharp.
300
True or False - Safety gloves are the only protective gear you need when using a camp saw.
False - Always wear gloves and protective eyewear.
300
True or False - When at camp the proper storage for an axe is to place it's bit into a sturdy log.
False - Always store the ax with the sheath on in the ax box, when not in use.
300
True or False You should collect 2 handfuls of Tinder to start a fire?
True Just enough to maintain a flame to catch the Kindling on fire.
300
True or False The Buddy System should always be used when someone is in the Ax Yard?
True - A spotter should always be outside of the Ax Yard when using an Ax, but may be inside when using a camp saw or carrying wood.
400
True or False - A whetstone is used to clean a knife.
False - Sharpen knife with a whetstone.
400
True or False - An old garden hose makes a great sheath for the campsaw.
True - Cut along length of hose to slip over the blade when not in use.
400
True or False - It is proper to carry an ax over your shoulder as long as the blade is turned away from your body.
False - Place sheath over the ax blade whenever it is not in use. Carry the ax at your side with one hand with the blade turned out from your body. If you stumble or fall, the ax blade is away from you. Never carry an ax over your shoulder.
400
True or False Building a Lean-to firelay is a good strategy for a fast string burning contest?
False A Teepee firelay will provide plenty of air to feed the fire the length of the kindling used to reach the string.
400
True or False It is proper to leave an unseathed Ax on the ground with the blade under a log when done using it?
False - All tools should be sheathed and put back into the Ax Box when not in use.
500
True or False - When a Scout reaches the rank of First Class it is no longer necessary for him to carry a Totin Chip card since he has already demonstrated his knowledge of knife and axe through his First Class requirements.
True
500
True or False - When sawing a dead branch from a tree, make an undercut first, then saw from the top down.
True - The undercut prevents the falling branch from stripping bark and wood from the trunk.
500
True or False - The proper way to pass the ax is to hold the head and allow the receiver to grip the handle. You maylet go of the head when they say "thank you".
False - The proper way to pass the ax is with the head down, along the side of the body with the bit facing out and never across the body. If the passer passes the ax with his right hand then the receiver will take the ax with his left hand and vice versa. Say thank you when receiving an ax.
500
True or False A quick burning Fuzz Stick can be made by wrapping dryer lint or loose string around a pencil size stick?
False A Fuzz Stick is made with a with a pocketknifeby making multiple cuttings into the end of a stick, like starting to make shavings just not completing the stroke.
500
True or False It is proper to steady a piece of wood that is moving around with your foot, while chopping with an Ax?
False - Never use your foot or try to hold a piece of wood that you are trying to chop. Use the Camp Saw!
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