Woodshop : Picture Frame

Woodshop : Picture Frame

I made this as part of my cub scout requirements.

Supplies :

• 1/2" thick strip of wood that is 1 1/2" wide
• (length should be the perimeter of photo plus six more inches)
•  saw
• measuring tape
• wood glue
• tacks
• nails
• photograph
• wood sander

Directions :

• Measure and cut two pieces of the wood to the length of the picture.  The outside edge should be approximately one inch longer on each side, if you use a 45 degree angle for the corners.
• Measure and cut two pieces of the wood to the width of the picture.  The outside edge should be approximately one inch longer on each side, if you use a 45 degree angle for the corners.
• Sand the edges until smooth.
• Stain or paint the pieces, and let dry.
• Glue and nail the four pieces together to create your frame.
• Tack the photograph to the back, once the frame is dry.

Vikings : Raiders of the North

Viking Costume

When it got really cold, we decided that we wanted to study Vikings.  The first thing we had to do was make costumes!

Supplies for entire costume :

• Cardboard
• Tin foil
• Exact-o knife
• Markers
• Cape
• Fur material
• Duct tape
• Stapler

To make shield :

• Cut a large piece of cardboard into an oval shape.
• Decorate it with Celtic symbols.
• Cut a strip of cardboard about 7" long and 3" wide.
• Staple this (and duct tape the sides) to the back of the shield.  This will be your handle.

 

To make helmet :

• Use tin foil to make a covering for the entire top of your head. 
• While it is on your head, wrap duct tape around the outside rim of your head, so that everything will stay in place and keep its shape.
• Cut two horns out of cardboard, and place them sticking outward on the head.  Duct tape these into place.

 

For full costume :

We used an old Halloween cape and a couple of fur stoles that we found at a garage sale for a quarter each.  Vintage clothes are great for making costumes!  Put these with black pants and a white shirt and good shoes.  The helmet I am wearing at the History Fair came from a trip to Lindsborg, Kansas.