Totin' Chip
Six responsibilities shown to your Scout leader, then the card. No counselor and no blue card.
8 steps. · Version 1, published 9 October 2026 · About Totin' Chip
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Stage 1 of 8
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Show your leader, not a counselor Milestone
There is no counselor and no blue card. You show your Scout leader, or someone your leader names, that you understand the six responsibilities below.
Stage 2 of 8
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1. Learn the woods-tool rules from the handbook Document
Read and understand the use and safety rules for woods tools in the Scouts BSA handbooks.
Usually comes after Show your leader, not a counselor.
Stage 3 of 8
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2. Handle, care for and use a knife, ax and saw Requirement
Demonstrate it, all three tools.
Stage 4 of 8
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3. Treat them as tools, never as toys Requirement
Stage 5 of 8
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4. Keep the people around you safe Requirement
Respect every safety rule that protects others.
Stage 6 of 8
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5. Cut only with permission and a good reason Requirement
Living or dead trees alike. Respect property.
Stage 7 of 8
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6. Live by the Outdoor Code Requirement
Stage 8 of 8
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Your leader grants the card Milestone
The troop buys the card and the temporary patch from a Scout shop. Carry the card in your uniform pocket: it is your right to carry and use woods tools.
Usually comes after 1. Learn the woods-tool rules from the handbook, 2. Handle, care for and use a knife, ax and saw and 3 others.
The Scout's "Totin' Rights" can be taken away if they fail in their responsibility.
This plan is a planning aid: the current Boy Scouts of America publication is always the authority, and the sources used here are listed in full. Each step names its own.