DOVETAIL CHAIR RACE


(adapted from "Pioneering Troop Program Feature")

Equipment: For each patrol, four branches, about a foot long with 2-inch butts; four 1/2-inch ropes, 3 feet long; axes or bow saws.
Method: Each patrol assembles a frame about 1 foot square by joining four branches with dovetail notches. When the "chair" is complete, Scouts tie ropes to the sides. The patrol's smallest member sits in the chair while the others carry him to a turning line and back. The first patrol to finish wins.

Last Revised 08/27/03
John D. McCarthy