Members BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted June 10, 2012 Members Report Posted June 10, 2012 (edited) Mlapaglia, I had forgot about that, and some kids TRY to see how deep thay can drive the punch into the leather. Another thing that I did was paint the tools so that they were easily found if droped in the dirt. If I was going to do it again I would use the high vis yelow/green instead of blaze orange. I also took my metal detector up to camp to find buried tools. The ground was so soft,and fluffy that tools easily became covered. Found a couple of Mercury head dimes in the process of looking for tools =) Electrathon, the deadblow hammers I had from Harbor Freight were the black rubber ones, are the ones you posted different. The rubber ones would split if hitting hard skinny items, so I only use them for wide objects. Sandsquid, one resource that we used at camp were the dads that came up. Most of them loved to be put to work building things, or helping out in some way. You may even have a dad who has a woodshop that could crank some mallets out for you. We would do an announcement during breakfast for volunteers, and we always had plenty ofhelp. Just let them know what you need, and see what they can come up with. Edited June 10, 2012 by BIGGUNDOCTOR Quote You laugh at me because I am different. I laugh at you because you are all the same.
Members SandSquid Posted June 10, 2012 Author Members Report Posted June 10, 2012 Mlapaglia, I had forgot about that, and some kids TRY to see how deep thay can drive the punch into the leather. I had not thought of that! thanks for bringing it up, because it has been specifically requested that I work with a small group of young men that are coming in two weeks who are in the "Camp Peace". The Official description is "This camp addresses the need of children and youth in our society who respond to everyday situations and problems with aggressive behavior. Camp staff will help youth learn ways to short-circuit their tendency toward violent responses, while helping campers develop effective problem solving skills that enable them to avoid confrontation." Three years ago we were slightly leery of them coming to archery, but nobody got stuck with any arrows, in fact they loved it and their counselors scheduled additional sessions and used it as an incentive.... I'm sure they can handle the swivel knives as well!! Another thing that I did was paint the tools so that they were easily found if droped in the dirt. I've started wrapping all "my" tool handles in bright duct tape they sell at WallyWorld. The camp does not really have any tools (yet) but I was planing to coat them in PlastiDip when we got some funds raised to purchase a few sets of the "basic 7" Sandsquid, one resource that we used at camp were the dads that came up. Most of them loved to be put to work building things, or helping out in some way. This is a "Kids Only" sort of Church Camp. Parents drop and dash for the week. If it's going to happen I need to make it so. Quote -- V/R IS1 SandSquid - USN
Members BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted June 13, 2012 Members Report Posted June 13, 2012 As to the parents not being there, tell them when they get up there, or notify them beforehand -if you can. Like I mentioned before, some dad may have a nice wood shop at home to make mallets in. It was amazing what we could get donated by parents. They even got some of their employers involved with donations. Quote You laugh at me because I am different. I laugh at you because you are all the same.
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