Adventure Snapshot
A knife is a tool. A pocketknife or multipurpose tool is one of the Scout Basic Essentials. On campouts, you will be preparing your own food. It’s more than likely you’ll use a kitchen knife. In this Adventure, you will learn the safety rules about using a knife and some basic instructions on how to use a pocketknife and kitchen knife.
This Adventure allows you as an Arrow of Light Scout to use a knife, with adult permission, during Cub Scout activities. Your pocket certificate for this Adventure may serve as proof you have heard this Adventure.
If you earned the Whittling Adventure as a Bear and/or the Chef’s Knife Adventure as a Webelos, you must earn the Knife Safety Adventure as an Arrow of Light Scout to earn the privilege of using a knife during a Cub Scout activity.
When joining a Scouts BSA troop, you will be asked to share what you need to know about pocketknife safety for your first rank, Scout. You will also be required to earn the Totin’ Chip certification to earn the privilege of using a knife during a Scouts BSA activity. The Totin’ Chip also covers the proper use of a saw and ax.
Safety MomentPrior to any activity, use the Scouting America SAFE Checklist to ensure the safety of all those involved.
All participants in official Scouting America activities should become familiar with the Guide to Safe Scouting and applicable program literature or manuals.
Be aware of state or local government regulations that supersede Scouting America practices, policies, and guidelines.
To assist in the safe delivery of the program you may find specific safety items that are related to requirements for the Adventure.
Before starting this Adventure
During the Adventure
Before starting this Adventure:
Know the safety rules for handling and using a knife.
Demonstrate the knife safety circle.
Demonstrate that you know how to care for and use a knife safely.
Demonstrate the proper use of a pocketknife to make a useful object on a campout.
Choose the correct cooking knife and demonstrate how to properly slice, chop, and mince.
Know the safety rules for handling and using a knife.
Cub Scouts learn and explain the knife safety rules.
Demonstrate the knife safety circle.
Cub Scouts practice the knife safety circle.
Demonstrate that you know how to care for and use a knife safely.
Cub Scouts demonstrate proper care of a kitchen knife.
Cub Scouts practice sharpening their pocketknives.
Demonstrate the proper use of a pocketknife to make a useful object on a campout.
Cub Scouts use a pocketknife to decorate a walking stick.
Cub Scouts use pocketknife to sharpen a stick for marshmallow roasting.
Choose the correct cooking knife and demonstrate how to properly slice, chop, and mince.
Cub Scouts practice their knife skills by preparing a foil packet meal.
Cub Scouts practice their knife skills by cutting cooked meat.
Cub Scouts practice their knife skills by cutting various fruits.
Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies
Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments
Managing Member Calje
David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.
President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.
Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.
