What should you do first to stay safe when using basketry cutting tools?

Ask your counselor about hazards and safe handling.

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  1. Ask your counselor about hazards and safe handling ✔
  2. Cut quickly before the material dries
  3. Use the sharpest blade you can find

Why: Learning the hazards and safe handling steps before you start helps prevent cuts and scrapes.

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Answer: Ask your counselor about hazards and safe handling. Learning the hazards and safe handling steps before you start helps prevent cuts and scrapes.

  1. Scouting America: Basketry www.scouting.org/merit-badges/basketry
    Explain to your counselor the hazards you are most likely to encounter while using basketry tools and materials
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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