Requirements August 1911, until October 1914

1. Build and finish unassisted one of the following articles: a round, square or octagonal tabouret; round or square den or library table; hall or piano bench; rustic arm chair or swing to be hung with chains; or rustic table.

2. He must also make plans or intelligent rough sketch drawing of the piece selected.

Requirements October 1914 until March 1927

Qualify, unassisted, in the outlined requirements of one kind of craftwork.

Craftwork in Metal

1. Design and make some simple object in which the operation of soldering is employed: such as box corners, a desk set, candlestick, ink-well.

2. Design and make some simple object in which the operation of riveting is employed: such as a candlestick, candle shade, Paul Revere lantern, stationery holder.

3. Design and make some simple object in which the operation of sawing or piercing is employed: such as a watch fob, escutcheon plate, hinges, candle shade.

4. Design and shape some simple object by beating metal: such as a tray, bowl, spoon, ink-well.

Craftwork in Leather

1. Design and tool some simple object in leather: such as a mat, blotter-pad corners, billfold, magazine cover, belt.

2. Know the source and method of preparation of the best grades of leather for craftwork.

Basketry

1. Plan and weave a large reed or raffia basket or tray.

2. Weave a cane seat for a stool, or a rush seat for a chair, or cane a chair.

Pottery

1. Design and build by hand a pottery form: such as a vase, bowl, or ornamental tile to be fired and glazed.

2. Design and throw a pottery form on a potter's wheel to be fired and glazed.

Craftwork in Cement

1. Design and mould in a form a cement window-box or flower-pot, a garden jar, a garden seat, sun-dial, or hitching post.

2. Design and "build up" a cylindrical flower-pot, garden vase, or pedestal employing the process of turning or sweeping the form.

Bookbinding

1. Rebind in boards with leather or cloth some rare old book or a volume of a magazine.

2. Make a scrapbook bound in boards and cover with leather or cloth.

Woodcarving

1. Plan and carve an appropriate design in low relief on some simple object such as book ends, a tray, a pair of bellows, a chest, a screen, a clock case, a letter opener, or a box.

2. State the qualities of hardwood and softwood, and the best woods to use in woodcarving; name, describe, and explain how to sharpen the different kinds of woodcarving tools; and explain methods of handling the grain of the wood in designing.

Craftwork in Wood

1. Design and construct a small piece of furniture in which mortise and tenon or dowel joints are used, such as a tabouret, a small table, a chair, a footstool, a writing-desk, etc.

2. Make plans or intelligent rough sketch drawing of the piece selected.