Wood Badge Totem (Axe and Log)
The axe and log totem was conceived by the first Camp Chief, Francis Gidney, in the early 1920s to distinguish Gilwell Park from the Scout Headquarters. Gidney wanted to associate Gilwell Park with the outdoors and Scoutcraft rather than the business or administrative Headquarters offices. Scouters present at the original Wood Badge courses regularly saw axe blades masked for safety by being buried in a log. Seeing this, Gidney chose the axe and log as the totem of Gilwell Park.
PLA was used. Recommended filament colors are as follows:
Log - Brown
Axe Handle - Beige/Sand
Course Number Plate - Beige/Sand
Axe Head - Silver/Gray
NOTE: The blank Course Number Plate can be laser engraved (shown in photo). You can also use TinkerCad or similar program to easily add raised text to the plate. TinkerCad link for an editable plate with raised text can be accessed here: https://www.tinkercad.com/things/fkB83RKcGMS-wood-badge-course-number-plate