Adventures At Youth Summer Camp

[SandSquid]

Right now, a supply of leather is at the top of my list of very important thing to acquire...

Gotta sell some wrist bands, so I can buy more/bigger pieces of leather for other projects.

[BIGGUNDOCTOR]

I taught handicrafts at BSA summer camps for 4 years, and had a great time. I taught woodcarving, leatherworking,and basketry.

Getting supplies was always fun, and we did get donations at times. We got several old USPS mail bags for the leather one year. I saved a couple that were too nice to cut up. Depending on the projects to be made, a thrift store may donate some purses, jackets, bags, etc. that are too rough to sell. These can be made into many other things once disassembled.You may be surprised at what kids will make from a pile of scraps. We made a lot of lace out of scraps using the black plastic lace maker that Tandy sells. Tooling leather was the toughest to get. The plastic lacing was a favorite to braid into various lanyards, zipper pulls, key fobs, etc. Probably the most made factory kit was the pocketknife sheath.

Have fun!

[SandSquid]

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Getting supplies was always fun,

I've quickly learned that Leatherworking is probably the single most cost intensive activity offered at the craft hut, just because of the cost of the raw materials. If it weren't for the donation of scraps and use of the strap cutter, I'd be dead in the water here.... Over the next few days between archery classes, I'm going to make up a jig to accurately (and safely) cut the straps into appropriate lengths and mark the locations for the lacing holes. The number and letter stamp sets, groover, hole punch set, etc. should be here in a few days, they supposedly left Springfield Leather on Friday.

[SandSquid]

Archery is cancelled for today! Severe thunderstorms in progress....

I don't think standing outside with aluminum arrows in our hands is prudent.

I sure hope that order from Springfield Leather gets here today, and EARLY.. We NEED some "indoor activities"

[Sylvia]

Squid:

I think I might have a set of stamps you can have. It's from a "real leather" set... nothing fantastic it's nice and small so the kids can do "Native American" images like arrows and stuff.

Send me your address at the Camp and I'll send it first class today or tomorrow I'll never use it so I'd be willing to give it up to a good cause.

[Sylvia]

Oooo found some tools from a Deluxe Kit that I won't use either... so those are in your package too.

Come on folks... let's set these kids up!!

[SandSquid]

Well, I used the rained-out time I would have spent teaching archery this morning cutting the 1" strips into useable lengths, we got :

(135) @ 8" long "Large" - will fit a full sized adalt

(50) @ 6" long "Small"

That should keep some kiddies happy for awhile!

Edited May 29, 2012 by SandSquid

[dirtclod]

I'll send you a box of pieces for the postage. Their most 10/12 and 12/14 oz if you can use em. They will be bigger pieces but their not big enough for what i make or a bad place on em. If you want em yet me know and ill mail them next week.

[SandSquid]

. If you want em yet me know and ill mail them next week.

That'd be awesome, thanks!

the address here is:

John Gunterman @

Lakeshore UMA

1458 Pilot Knob Rd.

Eva, TN 38333

[dirtclod]

I'll send you a PM and the weight on the box and how much the postage is and you can pick the box you want.