To move up in Boy Scouts and reach the highest rank of Eagle, a scout must serve in a leadership role in his troop for six months as a Life Scout, complete a total of 21 merit badges (13 required and 7 elective) and complete an Eagle Project. According to the Boy Scout of America website, this project requires the scout to “plan, develop, and give leadership to others in a service project helpful to any religious institution, any school, or your community.”
It was not hard for Walker to narrow down the recipient of his project. Knowing that camp runs a lot on the generosity and service of volunteers, he contacted Camp Ondessonk’s program director and explained that he wanted to complete his Eagle Project doing something to benefit the camp. Within a matter of a few hours, Walker received an email back with a request from the camp director to build 10 Adirondack chairs using a particular plan.
This sounded like a perfect solution for Walker since he could build the chairs at home and then transport them the two hours to camp when they were finished. It was also quite convenient that the camp provided specific direction for how the chairs were to be built since there is some variation in the Adirondack style.
So after ordering the plans, Walker wrote up his Eagle Project Proposal and presented it in front of the Board last week. Letting no grass grow under their feet, they set off to purchase the lumber. He did a lot of research on what kind of wood to buy and decided that the best choice would be Kiln Dried After Treatment (KDAT) wood. KDAT has all the durability of treated wood but because it’s kiln dried, shrinking and warping are reduced. It can also be stained right away after being cut without any drying time.
Today, Walker and Bill went on a field trip with the scout trailer in tow to purchase the wood from a lumber supply. The wood has now been unloaded into our garage until they are ready to begin chair production.
Good planing. What else would I expect from the Selby men!