As a pure handicraft stunt, it is well to use the whittling
match. Get some ordinary four-foot building laths; cut them up into one-foot
lengths, rejecting those that have big knots in them near the middle. Each
contestant is given one of these pieces and, using his own knife, whittles it
into a fire-lighter or sliver stick; that is, cuts it into long shavings or
slivers which are still attached to the stick.
All begin at the word
"Go!" and stop either in one minute or when some one has finished.
They are allowed one hundred for perfection. They are docked five points for
every sliver that falls to the ground, and five points for every sliver under
four inches long. Other points are take off for bad style. The idea is a full
fuzz-stick that will surely catch fire quickly from one match.
It is very
helpful if this stunt can be run off in the afternoon and the fuzz-sticks saved
for lighting the evening council fire.
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