Woodman Blue

Woodman Felt Scout Badge Blue 1911 to 1928

The Woodman badge has the image of an axe. 

First Issued in 1911,

This proficiency badge was worn on the right arm, starting from the cuff upwards in order of achievement.

To earn the Woodman Forester badge*

Must fell a tree with felling axe, properly; know how to use a saw for  felling big tree; know the different species of  trees by their appearance, and their respective  uses as timber; know a well grown tree (i.e.one that is useful for timber purposes) from a bad one; know  the trade names and dimensions of planks, scantlings etc, and how to measure timber; know the general principles of levering, hauling,  stacking timber and bark usual in the locality; sharpen axe on grindstone, and know how to use wedges.

* The requirements did vary through the years in POR.