AY Honors/Pioneering/Answer Key
1. Describe in writing, orally, or with pictures how the early pioneers met the following basic living needs:
a. Housing and furnishings
b. Clothing
c. Food
d. Cooking
e. Warmth and light
f. Tools and handiwork
g. Sanitation
h. Transportation
2. Construct a piece of useful furniture by lashing. Learn the following lashings:
a. Square
b. Diagonal
c. Sheer
d. Continuous
3. Do one of the following:
a. Weave a basket using natural materials.
b. Make a pair of leather moccasins
c. Make a lady's bonnet by hand sewing.
d. Make a simple toy used by the pioneers.
4. Know how to make flour from at least one wild plant for use in baking.
5. Build a fire without matches. Use natural fire building materials. Keep the fire going for five minutes. You may use the following to start your fire:
a. Flint and steel
Template:Camping fire flint and steel
b. Friction
Template:Camping fire friction
c. Electric spark
Template:Camping fire electric spark
d. Curved glass
Template:Camping fire curved glass
e. Metal match
Template:Camping fire metal match
f. Compressed air
Template:Camping fire compressed air
6. Show axmanship knowledge in the following:
a. Describe the best types of axes.
b. Show how to sharpen an ax properly.
c. Know and practice safety rules in the use of an ax.
d. Know the proper way to use an ax.
e. Properly cut in two a log at least eight inches (20.3 cm) thick.
f. Properly split wood that is at least eight inches (20.3 cm) in diameter and one foot (30.5 cm) long.
Template:Ay camping split wood
7. Do two of the following:
a. Make a ten-foot (3.0 meters) rope from natural material or twine.
b. Tie ten knots useful to the pioneer and tell how they were used.
c. Using rope and natural materials, make one device for moving heavy objects.
d. Construct an adequate and comfortable latrine.
8. Explain the need for proper sanitation relating to solid and human waste and the washing of body, clothes, and dishes.
9. Assist in the construction of a ten-foot (3.0 meters) long log or rope bridge, using lashings.
10. Know four ways to keep the wilderness beautiful.
11. Do two of the following:
a. Make a wax candle or other form of pioneer light source.
b. Make a batch of soap.
c. Milk a cow.
d. Churn butter.
This can be done when sitting around the campfire. Get a half pint of heavy cream and place it in a sealable container with a wide mouth, such as a Tupperware vessel. Place a marble (or similar object) in the container with the cream and seal it up tight. Then pass it around the campfire having everyone shake it for a minute or two. After ten to fifteen minutes, the container should have two things in it: butter, and buttermilk. You can pour off the buttermilk (save it for biscuits or pancakes in the morning) and you are left with solid butter. Delicious!
e. Make a quill pen and write with it.
f. Make a corn husk doll.
g. Assist in making a quilt.
Why not earn the Quilting honor while you're at it?
