As the Webelos II Den Leader for my twins' Den, I am getting my boys ready to bridge over to Boy Scouts at the end of the month. I had some time to kill before the 'big game' today, so I thought I'd tinker around with some left over basswood to see if I could mock up some concept 'Arrow of Light' neckerchief slides for my boys. I definitely need a better type of wood, and a need a higher TPi blade for the intricate cuts needed in a small space. But overall, I'd say this could work. Would spray paint the arrow bright yellow, the border bright blue, and I'd glue it to a laminate backing (painted dark blue).
I'm not much of a fretwork guy, and these neckerchief slides just need to look good from 2-3 feet away, so they don't need to be perfect. I'm cautiously optimistic I can make these as a nice touch for our Blue & Gold for my boys.
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