Title: INTERNET SCOUTING
Author: Michael F. Bowman
Company: Attorney at Law

SCOUTS-L
----------
 NECKERCHIEF SLIDES

Date:         Wed, 14 Aug 1996 08:47:44 -0400
From: Jerry Gray <Jerryegray@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Alternative uses of film canisters

We make neckerchief slides out of them. The two most popular are Oscar (from
Sesame Street) and First Aid Kits (for Webelos Readyman).

For Oscar, you punch two holes in the back of the can, and two holes in the
cap. Thread a black pipe cleaner through one hole in the can up through the
top, back down through the other hole, and out through the second hole in the
back. Twist the ends together to make the loop. This keeps the lid on (as in
Oscar's garbage can). Glue two green 1inch pompoms together. Glue two 'eyes'
on the top pompom. Use a regular cotton ball as a filler in the bottom of the
can, so Oscar peeks out the top.

For the First Aid kit, we paint a red cross on the outside, (use red tape).
Then tape a quarter under the lid (for an emergency phone call), and fill the
can with band-aids and whatever we can fit in there.

Take care,

Jerry
and a good ol' Bear, too!

Date:         Fri, 6 Sep 1996 09:19:59 -0500
From: Barb Stephens <bsteph@creighton.edu>
Subject:      Re: hello

On Fri, 6 Sep 1996, Brian Homan wrote:

> My request is: I am Pow-Wow session leader this year for neckerchief slides.
> (Did Ceremonies last year). Any real neat slides I can show how to make in
> a session? Any one page handouts? Any neat stories? E-mail and if you need

Brian,
        The "Stress" Slide is easy to do quickly and requires only
telephone cable wires and a pencil or pen.  There are instructions for a
couple of other simple slides described at:

http://www.creighton.edu/~bsteph/pack114/library/packcamp.html

Here are the Stress Slide instructions from that page:

These are actually "Stressed Out" neckerchief slides, more appropriate for
leaders, but fun for the boys to make too. Get some telephone cable. Cut a
2 foot length, remove the conduit and any "wrapping" string so you have
just the many colored wires. Select 3, 4 or 5 of these wires and align
them into one bunch so the ends are even. Bend this mass of wires around
your index finger and make a couple tight twists (i.e. like twisting a
twist-tie around the bread wrapper). The "hole"  formed is the part your
neckerchief ends will slide through. Then, using an unsharpened pencil (or
something else about that diameter), start wrapping each wire around the
pencil (keep the loops tight - close together) into little corkscrews.
Repeat this for each end of wire. You will create a "springy" neckerchief
slide whose corkscrews can be adjusted to match your level of stress!

           Barb Stephens                bsteph@creighton.edu
           Creighton University         Phone: (402) 280-2263
           Omaha, NE  68178             Fax:   (402) 280-2573