by Onovae Akpoesiri | Dec 19, 2021 | AYM, Pathfinder, world Church
Category: Arts, Crafts, and Hobbies
Skill Level: 2
Original Honor: 2004
Adventsource Honors Handbook PDF
Originating Institution: North American Division
Requirements:
1. Have the Scrapbooking Honor.
2. What is lignin?
3. What plastic is safe to use in Scrapbooks?
4. What plastic is not and why not?
5. Describe the value of Scrapbooking to future generations.
6. How do you fix a journaling error?
7. Complete an album of at least 24 pages of a size not less than 8 1/2 x 11 using techniques that includes the use of at least 10 of the following:
Matting
Double Matting
Border Designs
Journaling Boxes
Colored Paper
Printed Paper
2 Page Layouts
Die Cuts
Self Designed Die Cuts
Stickers
Punches
Memorabilia Pockets
Decorative Scissors
Templates
Photos Cropped into circles or ovals
Sculpturing
Skill Level: 2
Original Honor: 1945
AdventSource Honors Handbook PDF
Originating Institution: General Conference
Requirements:
1. List the tools and materials used in simple sculpturing.
2. Model two or more examples of toy animals, using a sculpture medium.
3. Make a model of the human hand or foot, using a sculpture medium.
4. From a living model, make a statue “in the round” of the human head, using a sculpturing medium (not necessarily life size).
Silk Screen Printing
Skill Level: 2
Original Honor: 1974
AdventSource Honors Handbook PDF
Originating Institution: General Conference
Requirements:
1. List the tools and equipment necessary for silk screen printing.
2. Name three kinds of inks suitable for silk screen printing.
3. List at least three industrial uses of the silkscreen process.
4. Tell how bottles and round surfaces are printed.
5. Make a design, transfer the design to a screen, and screenprint one of the following projects:
a. At least ten greeting cards
b. At least three posters
c. Print a design on fabric
d. Comparable project of your choice
Silk Screen Printing, Advanced
Skill Level: 3
Original Honor: 1974
Originating Institution: General Conference
Requirements:
1. Have the Silk Screen Printing Honor.
2. Properly stretch and secure silk screen fabric to a frame.
3. Know what fabrics can be used in silk screening and the advantages of each. What factors influence the choice of mesh count for the screen?
4. Understand and use each of the following silk screen printing techniques:
a. Hand cut film stencil method
b. Photographic method
c. Resist method
5. Use two of the following techniques in meeting requirement 4:
a. Print a design using two or more colors in proper registration
b. Print a repeat or all-over design
c. Print a three-color design using only two colors of ink
6. Print on a material other than paper or fabric, such as glass, metal, or leather.
Skill Level: 1
Original Honor: 1964
AdventSource Honors Handbook PDF
AdventSource Catalog: Patch Order (must have approved order login) (link from AdventSource)
Wikibooks.org Article/Answer Key
Originating Institution: General Conference
Requirements:
1. What ingredients are used to make soap?
2. What is the difference between soap and detergent?
3. What causes the cleansing action of soap?
4. Write or tell a story about the history and origin of soap.
5. Name seven forms of soap.
6. What is scum?
7. Carve an object from a bar of soap.
8. Decorate a bar of soap for a gift.
9. Make a scene out of whipped soap, using at least three colors.
Skill Level: 2
Original Honor: 1964
Originating Institution: General Conference
Requirements:
1. Have the Soap Craft Honor.
2. What types of fats can be used in making soap?
3. What is used in making soap transparent?
4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of soap and detergent?
5. What are some cleaning aids added to soap mixtures?
6. What makes soap float?
7. What makes soap hard?
8. Learn the following verses: Jeremiah 2:22, Malachi 3:2.
9. Explain two methods of making soap. Make a batch of soap by one of these methods.
10. Do one of the following:
a. Visit a soap-making establishment, commercial or non-commercial.
b. Obtain information from a soap-making firm about how soap is made.
c. Study and prepare from an encyclopedia or another source a one-page to two-page report that explains how soap is made
Skill Level: 2
Original Honor: 1933
Originating Institution: General Conference
Requirements:
1. Relate briefly the story of the beginning of the postal service in your country.
2. How is the history of your country told in postage stamps?
3. What are the rates for first-class mail in your country?
4. What country does not have its name on its stamps and why?
5. Know the meaning of the following:
a. Coil stamp
b. Booklet stamp
c. Perforations
d. Perforation gauge
e. Definitive stamps
f. Commemorative stamps
g. Hinges
h. Plastic mounts
6. Have a knowledge of how to soak stamps from paper and how to dry them.
7. Make a collection of at least 750 stamps. (No two stamps alike.)
8. Properly classify these stamps:
a. As to country.
b. In series; that is, according to year and design.
9. Mount your stamps with gummed hinges or plastic mounts. (Plastic mounts are preferred for mint stamps.)
10. Choose a topical idea and develop a display of at least nine pages, including a title page, suitable for a stamp club show, Pathfinder Fair, etc. The display should be artistically arranged, neatly labeled, and mounted, showing careful thought and research. Be sure to include several covers or cachets.
Skill Level: 3
Original Honor: 1933
Originating Institution: General Conference
Requirements:
1. Have the Stamp Honor.
2. Know the meaning of the following:
a. Cancellation
b. Perfins
c. Blocks
d. Plate blocks
e. Precanceled
f. First-day covers
g. Cachets
h. Souvenir sheets
i. Watermarks
j. Tongs
3. Make a display of at least 16 pages suitable for a stamp club show, Pathfinder Fair, or Junior Youth Philatelic Stamp Show. The display should be artistically arranged, neatly labeled, and mounted, showing careful thought and research. Cachets and covers should be used as well.
4. Make a collection of 750 additional stamps with at least 50 stamps from each of five foreign countries.
5. Name two different catalogs for identifying stamps.
6. Using a stamp catalog, identify and mount according to catalog number and country.
7. Mount your stamps with gummed hinges or plastic mounts. (Plastic mounts are preferred for mint stamps.)
Skill Level: 1
Original Honor: 1975
Originating Institution: General Conference
Requirements:
1. Describe the following: string craft, symmography, geometric stitchery.
2. Draw and stitch on cardboard in equally spaced points:
a. A right angle
b. An acute angle
c. An obtuse angle
3. Name three ways to prepare wood for string art.
4. Using stringing methods on wood, do four of the following:
a. Filled circle
b. Hollowed circle
c. Star
d. Edging
e. Curve from within
f. Curve from without
g. Filler
h. Wing weave
5. Complete one original string art hanging on wood for display.
Textile Painting
Skill Level: 2
Original Honor: 1956
Originating Institution: General Conference
Requirements:
1. Know the best types of material for painting and how to prepare them for painting.
2. Know how to trace and transfer a pattern onto the material.
3. How much time should be given for paint to dry?
4. Demonstrate the centering of patterns on the material.
5. Properly clean brushes after they have been used, or if using tube paints, properly care for tubes and tips.
6. Paint three different designs, using paint brushes on at least two, using the following techniques:
a. Highlighting
b. Shading
c. Fine line
7. Using a stencil, paint an item with at least two colors.
Skill Level: 2
Original Honor: UNK
Originating Institution: General Conference
Requirements:
1. Make a list of the various tools needed for thatching, stating their uses, and show a “dekspaan” and a “needle” you have made.
2. State what materials are needed in erecting the framework of a roof ready for thatching. Tell briefly how you go about erecting the framework of a rondavel.
3. Name the various materials required for thatching, including several kinds of thatching “grasses” and thatching “threads.” Show samples of these.
4. Answer the following questions on the preparation of thatching material:
a. When is the grass cut and how is it stacked for storing?
b. How is the grass ìcombedî and made ready for thatching?
c. How is thatching rope made? What raw materials are used in your locality?
5. a. Can any shape of the roof be thatched?
b. Which is the easiest roof to thatch?
c. What are some of the advantages of a thatched roof?
d. What are some of the things that damage thatch? How would you protect a thatched roof against such?
6. Have some practical knowledge on how to thatch and demonstrate ability in laying a few short rows of thatch.
7. a. How many workers are needed in thatching a rondavel?
b. Describe how you would start thatching a rondavel?
c. Tell, if possible demonstrate, how you would finish off:
(1) A round roof
(2) A gabled roof
Category: Arts, Crafts, and Hobbies
Skill Level: 1
Original Honor: 2007
Originating Institution: North American Division
Requirements:
1. Know what the best types of materials are for dyeing and how to prepare them for dyeing.
2. Know what the purpose of the Soda Ash is and how long the fabric is to soak.
3. Know the purpose of the Urea that is mixed with the Dye.
4. What safety equipment should be worn when mixing up the dye for Tie-Dyeing? Why?
5. Determine what the three primary colors are.
6. Verbally describe what primary colors of dye will be needed to make the following secondary colors. Orange, Green, & Purple.
7. Verbally describe what the outcome will be if two secondary colors are mixed.
8. Use a Kleenex tissue & colored marker to demonstrate two different types of folds one could do on a T-shirt.
a. Bullseye
b. Stripes
c. Spiral
d. “V”
e. Random
9. Once you have seen the outcome of the different folds you have created on tissue, fold & dye an item for yourself. Bandana, t-shirt, pillowcase, etc… Always keep in mind, no two items will be identical, nor will they be perfect. Each item will be as unique as the individual who made it.
10. Wear or bring this item to the next meeting for your club members to see.
Skill Level: 2
Original Honor: 2015
Originating Institution: North American Division
Requirements:
1. Have the Tie-dye Honor.
2. Give a brief history of the art of tie-dye around the world.
3. Know how to make the following patterns:
Symmetric:
a. Crinkle
b. Stripes
c. Chevron
d. Pleats
Geometric:
a. Knot
b. Spiral
c. Rosettes
d. Circles
e. Sunburst
4. Make an article of clothing using a symmetric design and at least 3 colors.
5. Make a tie-dye article with a geometric shape dyed in the center.
Skill Level: 1
Original Honor: 1938
Originating Institution: General Conference
Requirements:
1. Describe the principle involved in most weaving procedures.
2. Define the following:
a. Warp
b. Woof
c. Shuttle
d. Yarn beam
e. Heddle
f. Cloth beam
3. Make a cardboard hand loom on which an envelope purse can be woven.
4. Design and weave a table runner or towel, using at least three different colors.
5. Make a jersey looped potholder.
Whistles
Skill Level: 1
Original Honor: 2007
Originating Institution: North American Division
Requirements:
1. Relate briefly the history of whistle making and tell why whistles were invented.
2. Explain the importance of conservation in regard to whistle-making.
3. What do the seasons of the year have to do with making a willow whistle?
4. Name two (2) trees that make the best whistles and why. List three (3) other trees that can be used to make whistles.
5. Give a brief description of the following styles of whistles: a. Tube Whistles b. Pan Whistles c. Flute Whistles
6. Name five (5) types of modern whistles and their uses.
7. What modern musical instrument is a sophisticated whistle?
8. How does a whistle work?
9. What is the most common equipment used in making whistles?
10. Explain the importance of wood grain in whittling a whistle.
11. Why must the size of the holes and chamber be proportional to the amount of airflow?
12. How do you tune a whistle?
13. Demonstrate that you can make a two-handed whistle using your hand and a piece of grass.
14. Demonstrate the technique and try to accomplish a whistle using your hands (s) or fingers.
15. Review and demonstrate the proper first aid and safety rules for the usage of a pocketknife.
16. Know how to sharpen a pocketknife using a whetstone or oil sharpening stone.
17. Make the following whistles: a. Pan (Tubes) whistle b. Flute Whistle
18. Learn to play a simple song on each whistle you have made.
Skill Level: 2
Original Honor: 2007
Originating Institution: North American Division
Requirements:
1. Have the Whistle Honor
2. What is a sliding bark whistle and who first made this type of whistle?
3. What happens when a branch for making a sliding bark whistle is too large or too small?
4. What is a recorder whistle?
5. Make the following whistles: a. willow (sliding bark) whistle b. recorder whistle
6. Demonstrate your ability to correctly use each of the whistles you have made.
Wood Carving
Skill Level: 2
Original Honor: 1938
Originating Institution: General Conference
Requirements:
1. Explain the qualities of hard and softwoods and the best woods for wood carving.
2. Describe the different wood carving tools and explain how to sharpen them.
3. Explain the best methods of handling the grain of wood in designing.
4. Design and carve a plaque in low relief.
5. Design and carve two of the following items:
a. Whistle
b. Letter opener
c. Tray
d. Bookends
e. Clock case
f. Equivalent items of your choice
Skill Level: 2
Original Honor: 1938
Originating Institution: General Conference
Requirements:
1. Identify at least five common kinds of wood, such as pine, walnut, oak, and cedar.
2. Know the characteristics for the woods identified, and know one use for each example.
3. What is the difference between hard and soft wood?
4. Know how to properly use the following tools in wood handicrafts:
a. Coping saw
b. Rasp
c. Plane
d. Knife
e. Chisel
f. Sanding block
5. Know at least two safety procedures for each of the above tools.
6. Cut out, assemble, and finish animal bookends or doorstop.
7. Cut out and finish a garden stake or lawn marker, using a design such as a child, bird, flower, or tree.
8. Make a plaque, tray, notebook cover, or some other useful object in which wood burning is used.
The Artisan Master Award is earned when the Pathfinder earns any SEVEN (7) honors in the Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies category.
by Onovae Akpoesiri | Mar 15, 2018 | AYM, world Church
Felt Craft
- Skill Level: 1
- Original Honor: 1956
- Originating Institution: General Conference
Requirements:
- From what fiber is felt made? What gives it its tensile strength?
- List 15 uses of felt.
- Give three reasons why felt is a good material for handicrafts.
- List the essential steps in felt manufacture.
- Make two of the following, using at least two different colors of felt:
- a. Pennant
- b. Bookmark
- c. Refrigerator magnet
- d. Needle case
- e. Similar item
6. Make one of the following, using at least four different colors of felt:
- a. Small wall mural
- b. Holiday decoration
- c. Hand puppet
- d. Kitchen knick-knack
7. Make one of the following, using sewing:
- a. Stuffed animal
- b. Stuffed toy
- c. Tote bag
- d. Bean bag
Flower Arrangement
Skill Level: 2- Original Honor: 1938
- Originating Institution: General Conference
Requirements:
- Name six perennials and six annuals suitable for indoor flower arrangement.
- Name at least three flowers that bloom in the spring or early summer suitable for indoor flower arrangement.
- Name at least three flowers that do not keep well when cut, and three that do.
- Give six suggestions regarding the cutting of flowers and their aftercare, such as when to cut, how to cut, and how to keep.
- At what stage of development should roses, gladioluses, and dahlias be cut?
- Give three suggestions on the relation of containers to the flowers used, and three on the relation of arrangement to the room and furnishings.
- In flower arrangement, what should be the relation of dark and light shades, large and small flowers, open and partly open flowers?
- Make two artistic flower arrangements in each of the following areas: (Fresh or silk flowers may be used.)
- a. Table decoration
- b. General house use
- c. Public service
9. What are some wild flowers that could be used in arrangements for the home? What combinations of these flowers can be used?
Geneology & Advanced
- Category: Arts, Crafts, and Hobbies
- Skill Level 2
- Originating Organization: North American Division
Requirements:
1. Define the following words :
- a. genealogy
- b. ancestor
- c. descendant
- d. spouse
- e. sibling
2. Read the genealogy of Christ
- a. Be able to tell where it is found in the New Testament
- b. Write out the genealogy of Christ – beginning with Adam
3. List five ways to obtain family genealogy information
4. Know at least three societies that help with genealogy research
5. Learn four steps important to genealogy research
6. What is the purpose of documentation?
7. Define a primary source versus a secondary source for documentation.
8. Prepare a four-generation family chart – beginning with your self
9. List ways to record your genealogy information
10. Research your family history by talking/writing to your oldest living relative
Ask the following:
- a. first memory
- b. When and where you were born?
- c. First church you remember attending?
- d. Names of schools, and location, you attended
- e. Where you lived at age ten and age fourteen
- f. From what country did our ancestors emigrate?
- g. Where and when were you married
- h. If you had children please give their names, place and date of birth
- i. Write a thank you to your relative for their time and include a photo of yourself and ask them if they would be willing to share a copy of an older family photo with you.
11. Make a historical record of your life including:
- a. genealogical chart
- b. Records that pertain to your life
- c. Pictures
- d. Stories
- e. Share this with your group/club/school
12. Visit a City/County Library – Genealogy Section (or other Genealogy Research Center) and write a paragraph on your visit including:
- a. Types of information available
- b. Any New information you discovered about your family
13. Visit a cemetery and learn by copying the headstones:
- a. The names of three different families
- b. The dates of birth and death for these family members
- c. The average length of life for these family members
14. Check with your local cemetery officials to learn how upkeep is done and ask them how you can help with clean-up in a cemetery in your area. Then do it!
- Category: Arts, Crafts, and Hobbies
- Skill Level: 3
- Original Honor: 2006
- Originating Institution: North American Division
Advanced Requirements:
- Have the Genealogy Honor
- Define a primary source versus a secondary source for documentation.
- What is the purpose of documentation?
- Demonstrate a census extraction for one branch of your family from six of the following census: (for NAD find year of immigration and list the country from where they immigrated)
- a. 1840
- b. 1850
- c. 1860
- d. 1870
- e. 1880
- f. 1900
- g. 1910
- h. 1920
5. Show a pedigree chart you have filled out for 7 generations. List the information you have been unable to learn and what efforts you have made to locate this information.
6. Show 42 family group records you have filed out and the documentation notes to go with the family group record.
7. Find military records/pension records on one of your family members. If your family has none, then show military/pension records on any person.
8. Show vital records you have obtained for one person from item # 5 including:
- a. birth
- b. marriage
- c. death
9. Show a copy of 3 obituaries on relatives with documentation where you found them.
10. List four web sites/or libraries where you have been able to locate information for your family research.
11. Where in the Bible does it say not to spend time on fables and endless genealogies? What does the Seventh-day Adventist Commentary list as the reason
for this advice?
Gift Wrapping
- Skill Level: 1
- Original Honor: 2015
- Originating Institution: Euro-Asia Division
Requirements:
1. List five courtesy rules for giving and receiving gifts.
2. Do the following:
- a. Collect different types of wrapping paper, at least ten grades, five-by-seven centimeters in size.
- b. Choose a suitable gift wrap pattern for wrapping a gift to a child, an adult, a sister, a brother, etc.
- c. Demonstrate carefully wrapping a simple rectangular box in paper.
3. Wrap the following types of gifts with ornamental supplement:
- a. in the form of a cube
- b. in the form of a cylinder
- c. multifaceted
- d. extraordinary (your option).
4. Know how to make a gift bow (3 types).
5. Correctly and carefully pack a gift. Give the wrapped gift to someone in your family, church, or community
Glass Craft
- Original Honor: 1970
- Originating Institution: General Conference
Requirements:
- Name ten kinds of glass.
- Know what kind of glass is used for furniture, cloth insulation, airplanes, and automobiles.
- Prepare at least three colors of glass for picture making.
- Know the steps in making a picture with glass, and complete such a picture, using at least three colors.
- Write a 300-word report or give a three-minute oral report on the history of glass and how glass is made.
Glass Etching
- Skill Level: 1
- riginal Honor: 1997
- Originating Institution: General Conference
Requirements:
- Name the tools and items needed for Glass Etching.
- Name the eleven steps of Glass Etching.
- What is the technique of applying velvet etch?
- Make a project on clear glass.
- a. Lettering or verses
- b. Flowers, animals, or people.
5. Make a project on a mirror. Include the following:
- a. Lettering, verses, flowers, animals, or people.
- b. Finish by framing around mirror with colored tape.
6. Make a project on a glass, jar, or oval object.
Glass Painting
- Skill Level: 1
- Original Honor: 1938
- Originating Institution: General Conference
Requirements:
- Know the primary colors, the secondary colors, and how to mix the primary colors to obtain the secondary colors.
- Know the materials used in painting, mounting, and hanging a glass painting.
- Make and display a glass painting for each of the following designs: animal, flower, and landscape or seascape.
- Make a silhouette painting and mount for hanging.
- Make a hand-painted mirror picture by removing the back coating of the mirror from the picture area and painting the design on the back of the mirror glass.
Guitar
- Skill Level: 2
- riginal Honor: 2012
- Originating Institution: South America Division / North American Division
Requirements:
- Research the history of guitars and how they came to your country.
- Describe or show the difference between melody, harmony and rhythm.
- Distinguish three different types of guitars. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of each type.
- Identify the three divisions of the guitar and identify 15 different parts, explaining the function of each part.
- Demonstrate the correct posture to practice guitar. Explain the importance of practicing in that position.
- Know the names of the fingers, strings and hand positions. Demonstrate each in its proper way.
- In standard tuning, the 6 strings on a guitar are associated with which notes?
- What are the chords (figures) and how are they built? Write by memory a list of all major and minor chords, along with specific finger positions.
- Demonstrate ability to perform at least seven major and minor chords (ex. A, B, B7, C, D, E, G, F, A minor).
- Explain the difference between flats and sharps? Show how they are represented for guitar play.
- Describe the difference between nylon and steel stringing, and explain the reason behind your preference.
- Demonstrate the use of a capo and how to replace a guitar string.
- Play a song using at least two different techniques:
- Strumming
- Fingerpicking
- Classical
Other
Select three simple hymns or spiritual songs that you can play on guitar, and teach them to a unit, club or group.
Guitar, Advanced
- Skill Level: 3
- Original Honor: 2012
- Originating Institution: South American and North American Divisions
Requirements:
- Have the Guitar honor.
- Define “Triads” and show how are they used. Demonstrate how to play triads derived from high score notes.
- Demonstrate two different methods of guitar tuning.
- Define tablature (tabs). Demonstrate how to read and perform tablature (tabs) on a guitar.
- Demonstrate how to change the key of a song to fit the vocal range of the singers.
- Define and explain the differences between consonant and dissonant chord?
- Practice and perform a solo in at least two scales with the guitar.
- Create a personal song book of at least 25 hymns and spiritual songs with chords properly written. Play them as part of a song service or performance during a club meeting worship service, worship, or other group function.
Kanzashi
- Skill Level: 1
- Original Honor: 2015
- Originating Institution: Euro-Asia Division
Requirements
- Define Kanzashi, or Hana Kanzashi? Where did this art come from? How did it develop?
- Describe or show what materials and tools are used in Kanzashi?
- Show in what way the round three- or two-dimensional Kanzashi petals can be folded.
- Show in what way the narrow three- or two-dimensional Kanzashi petals can be folded.
- Show in what way the double round and double narrow Kanzashi petals can be folded.
- Make a Kanzashi flower with three-dimensional petals and fashion the back of fabric.
- Make a Kanzashi flower with two-dimensional petals and fashion the back of fabric.
- Make a finished Kanzashi product (hair-clip, brooch, etc).
Notes:
Kanzashi are woman’s hairpins, hairgrips, and combs, to be worn in hair, in combination with kimono. Kanzashi and kimono are often made in the same style.
The ornaments Hana Kanzashi (Kanzashi with flowers) are featured by silk flowers and threads containing small silk flowers that hang down about 20 cm. A Hana Kanzashi may be worth more than a kimono because making a Hana Kanzashi is a very meticulous work resembling jeweller’s work. Kanzashi are hair ornaments used in traditional Chinese and Japanese hairstyles. Kanzashi came into wide use during the Edo period, when artisans began to produce more finely crafted products. Nowadays, Kanzashi are most often worn by brides; by professional kimono wearers such as tayū and yujo; or by adepts in Japanese tea ceremony and ikebana. However, there is currently a revival among young Japanese women who wish to add an elegant touch to their business suit.[AdSense-B]
Knitting
Skill Level: 2- Original Honor: 1970
- Originating Institution: General Conference
Requirements:
1. Define the following:
- a. K
- b. P
- c. STS
- d. RND
- e. TOG
- f. PSSO
- g. INC
- h. DEC
- i. YO
2. Demonstrate the following:
- a. Cast on
- b. Bind off
- c. Cable stitch
- d. Ribbing
- e. Garter stitch
- f. Stockinette stitch
- g. Pick up a dropped stitch
3. Know how to care for these kinds of yarn:
- a. Wool
- b. Hair
- c. Synthetic
4. Show how to join on a new ball of yarn.
5. Identify and know the purpose of the following weights of yarn:
- a. Medium
- b. Sports
- c. Heavy
- d. Bulky
6. Knit two items from the following:
- a. Slippers
- b. Mittens
- c. Baby booties
- d. Hat
- e. Scarf
- f. Sleeveless sweater
- g. Reasonable choice
Knitting, Advanced
- Skill Level: 3
- Original Honor: 1970
- Originating Institution: General Conference
Requirements:
- Have the Knitting Honor.
- Knit a pair of argyle or patterned socks, gloves, or some other article, using four needles and yarn bobbins.
- Knit an afghan or a baby blanket.
- Knit a sweater with long sleeves or a baby set of sweater, bonnet, and booties.
Lapidary
- Skill Level: 2
- Original Honor: 1967
- Originating Institution: North American Division
Requirements:
- Name four safety precautions to be taken when sawing rocks.
- Name two types of diamond saw lubricating and cooling solutions and their purpose.
- Explain how a diamond saw cuts rocks, how it gets dull, and how it can be sharp ened.
- Describe the five basic steps to follow in bringing a slab or a flat surface to a polish.
- What important precaution should be taken between each stage of grinding and sanding?
- What is a template, and how is it used?
- What is a cabochon, and what is the usual thickness of the slab from which it is made?
- How do you decide the best angle or position to slab a specimen?
- Explain two methods of wet sanding while shaping and polishing the rock.
- From what material are polishing compounds made? If a scratch appears while polishing, how is it removed?
- Saw, trim, properly dop, and carry a cabochon through the necessary grinding, sanding, and polishing stages to a high gloss or glassy finish.
- Mount the cabochon on some type of backing, such as a stick pin, sweater pin, key ring, etc., with cement.
Leather Craft
- Skill Level: 1
- Original Honor: 1937
- Originating Institution: General Conference
Requirements:
- List the necessary tools a beginner needs in leather craft and demonstrate the proper use of each.
- Know how to distinguish different kinds of leather, such as calf, goat, and imitation leather. What leathers are most suitable for tooling?
- Give the steps necessary in the preparation of leather.
- Transfer a design to leather, and tool and lace some object in leather, such as a billfold, magazine cover, belt, key keeper, or small purse.
- Show how to use leather dye.
- What kind of finish should be used on leather?
Leather Craft, Advanced
- Skill Level: 2
- Original Honor: 1977
- Originating Institution: General Conference
Requirements:
- Have the Leather Craft Honor.
- Show how to punch holes, set snaps, do saddle stitching, and do two types of lacing.
- Make a sheath for a hatchet, knife, or ax.
- Complete a figure-carved belt, doing your own tooling.
- From your own design, cut from leather, tool, punch, and lace a project such as a case, purse, bag, or an equivalent.
- Show six leather items you have made.
LEGO Design
- Skill Level: 1
- Originating Institution: North American Division
Requirements:
1. Know the following terms:
- A. Element
- B. Stud
- C. Brick
- D. Plate
- E. Base Plate
- F. Tile
- G. Slope
- H. Inverted Slope
- I. Hinge
- J. Technics Brick
- K. Power Functions
- L. Mini-figure
2. Build and/or find examples of following types of scale models:
- A. Micro Scale (1 city block equals 32 studs)
- B. Mini-figure Scale (6 feet or 2 meters, equals roughly 6 studs)
- C. Ultimate Collector Scale (larger than Mini-figure Scale and smaller than 1 tot 1 scale)
- D. 1 to 1 Scale (Actual Size)
3. Choose one of the following:
- A. Build a 1 to 1 scale model of something from nature, your home, church, or school. Then share your model with your group or club.
- B. Build a scale model of your house, apartment, or other building in your community. Be sure to include large furniture items like bed, stove, refrigerator, sofa, & dresser, etc. Then share your model with your group or club.
4. Choose one of the following:
- A. Use LEGO® as visual aid in a Children’s Story for youth ages 2-9 at church or Sabbath School.
- B. Use LEGO® as part of a school project.
5. Build a scene or an item from the Bible using LEGO® in one of the scale sizes from Requirement #2.
6. From your imagination create your own design in 2 of the 5 categories below and share both designs with your group or club.
- A. Car, truck, or other land vehicle.
- B. Plane, helicopter, or other aircraft.
- C. Ship, submarine, or other watercraft.
- D. Brick built animal or plant based on a real species using at least 10 pieces.
- E. Machine, appliance, or robot (without power functions)
7. Write a 250 word paragraph, or in a 3-5 minute presentation to you group or club, tell how you can use LEGO® to witness to those that don’t know about God.
LEGO, the LEGO logo and the minifigure are trademarks and/or copyrights of The LEGO Group. Pathfinders and the Seventh-Day Adventist Church are not affiliated with and/or facilitated by The LEGO Group.
Lettering & Poster Making
- Skill Level: 2
- Original Honor: 1933
- Originating Institution: General Conference
Requirements:
- Write from memory the complete lower case alphabet in two of the following: Gothic, Roman, or Italic.
- Demonstrate when the different sizes and types of pens are to be used.
- State at least four principles in making a poster attractive and distinctive. Know how to make correct margins for the size of paper you are using.
- Make three posters in a variety of sizes to be used by any of the following groups: Sabbath School, church, school, Pathfinder Club, or AY Society. Use at least two different types of lettering in these posters.
- Make five additional posters on topics of your own choice. These posters will be judged for acceptance on the following three conditions:
- a. Arrangement
- b. Neatness
- c. Selection in type of lettering used.
6. Practice all strokes until they can be done smoothly and accurately.
Lighthouses
- Skill Level: 1
- Original Honor: 2007
- Originating Institution: North American Division
Requirements:
1. Describe the following in detail concerning lighthouses:
- a. What is the function of a lighthouse?
- b. When were the first lighthouses of record built?
- c. What is the name of the most famous ancient lighthouse?
- d. What are people called who study lighthouses? Why?
- e. Do all lighthouses have keepers? If not, how are they run?
2. Research the structure and function of Fresnel lenses. Explain what makes these lenses so effective.
3. Throughout history, what fuels were used for lighthouse lights?
4. Are all lighthouses located along ocean shores? If not, list other locations where you would find a lighthouse.
5. What is the lighthouse service called in your country? What organization or branch of government is responsible for maintaining lighthouses in your country?
6. When a lighthouse is a visible landmark seen from the ocean during the day it can be identified by certain markings. What are these called?
7. What is a foghorn? Why would one be used at a lighthouse? What are three things that affect how far away a foghorn can be heard?
8. Since lighthouses are often called “lights”, explore the concept of “lights” in scripture by doing the following:
- a. Look in the Bible Concordance to find “lights” and discuss lights as referred to in the Bible
- b. Explain why you think God’s word is like a lighthouse.
- c. Memorize John 8:12.
9. Write a poem or a story about a lighthouse light. Include thoughts of God’s “light”. Read your story or poem to your group.
10. Draw or photograph five lighthouse forms/types being used today.
11. Do one of the following:
- a. List the names and locations of 5 lighthouses in your state/province.
- b. Locate on a map the location of 10 lighthouses in your country/division
12. List the references you used to learn about lighthouses.
Lighthouses, Advanced
- Skill Level: 3
- Original Honor: 2007
- Originating Institution: North American Division
Requirements:
1. Have the Lighthouses Honor
2. Make a scrapbook including the following:
- a. Pictures, post cards or drawings of twenty-five lighthouses. Label should include a brief description of: location, year built, active/non-active status, and order of the lens.
- b. Write up a short history of the above lighthouses.
- c. Include drawings/pictures and answers to all the requirements for this honor in your scrapbook.
3. List the development of a Fresnel lens, including:
- a. Name of the gentleman that invented it.
- b. Country that he came from
- c. Year developed
4. Draw a Fresnel lens:
- a. Show how prisms are used to concentrate light
- b. Draw a bull’s eye lens and state its purpose
5. Make a chart showing each class of Fresnel lens:
- a. Define order and list by size
- b. Name at least one lighthouse using each order
6. Research and describe the history of the mechanism for rotating lights
7. Make a chart of six lighthouses showing nighttime (light) and daytime (day mark) signature.
8. What is a lightship? Why and where are lightships needed?
9. Read about lighthouse keepers and list some of the hazards they faced in completing their duties.
10. Study quotes by Ellen White mentioning lighthouses and discuss the meaning. Place a copy of the quotes in your scrapbook.
11. Obtain a “Lighthouse Passport” and have it stamped at 10 different lighthouse locations.
12. Build a lighthouse modeled after a real lighthouse using a lighthouse kit, wood, or other medium. Know the name, location, and date when the actual lighthouse was originally built.
Skill Level: 2
Skill Level: 2
