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February 8th, 2012
What's Up With Blue Book?
Many of us have been wondering for years what will happen with Blue Book. A new version has not been published since 2006. At 1pm today Jason Spangler will broadcast part one of an interview with Roy More where they discuss the future of Blue Book.
Scouting Hot Finds Radio: Blue Book 2.0 Update with Roy More.
You can listen live at that link. You can also find the podcast there afterwards, or listen through iTunes.
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January 30th, 2012
Tschipey Achtu Lodge: Update
Back in 2010 I announced the formation of Tschipey Achtu lodge as a result of the merger of Ty-Ohni 95 and Ganeodiyo 417. At the time I was told they would use the number 397, which is also their council number. This created a bit of controversy as that number is currently in use by Chilantakoba lodge in Louisiana. I also announced their first flap. Other than a 2010 Jamboree issue no further news from this lodge made it to me.
I was talking with a Roger Ward last night who was at the recent Winter South Carolina Trade-O-Ree. He tells me it has not been quiet in that lodge. The use of 397 was problematic. Many wanted to choose a different number. Some wanted to claim the number zero, but that was not well received given the special place Unami 1 holds in the Order of the Arrow. The Scout Executive, I am told, stepped in and told the lodge they will use the lower number from the two merged lodges.
The lodge is now known as Tschipey Achtu 95. I have updated the site to reflect this current information. Several new issues have also been added.
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January 6th, 2012
A Guide to Identifying Chinese Fakes on eBay
My friend Jason Spangler, also known as the Santee Swapper and host of the Scouting Hot Finds newsletters and podcast has assembled a free guide to spotting the fake Chinese made OA patches currently appearing on eBay.
A Guide to Identifying Recent Chinese Fakes on eBay
This is an extensive 24 page treatise on these patches, with many illustrations. It documents the fakes produced by various sellers over the past several years. It also discusses the marketing strategies of those who produced these fakes including the stealing of images from this website.
This is a must read for almost any collector who wants to avoid being taken by these fakes.
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December 23rd, 2011
Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery (III)
[caption id="attachment_6836" align="alignleft" width="90" border="0" caption="Wahunsenakah 333 Piankatank Chapter Winter 2011 Service"]
I have written several posts on this blog about patch designs that appear to have been copied or "inspired" by other designs, quite often from different lodges. For example see the first and second posts using this same title. Another example is this post on more "inspired" patches.
The patch pictured at the top of this post was a recent chapter event issue from Piankatank chapter of Wahunsenakah lodge. (Editor's note: Please see correction in comments). The lodge is chartered to the Colonial Virginia Council which could easily explain the American Revolution theme of the design. However, the lodge totem is a duck so the hawk's head might appear to be an unusual choice.
A friend gave this to me. He acquired it a Trade-O-Ree and thought of me once he saw the design. It's obviously taken from Tsoiotsi Tsogalii's 2010 SR-7B conclave flaps, listed on this site as S34? and S35?.
Perhaps someone in Wahunsenakah can fill us in on the story behind Piankatank chapter's choice of patch design. The artist of the lodge 70 flaps should be flattered that someone in another lodge was so impressed by his design that he chose to adapt it for his chapter's event patch.
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December 22nd, 2011
One of These Things Is Not Like the Other...
"One of these things is not like the others, One of these things just doesn't belong, Can you tell which thing is not like the others. By the time I finish my song?"
How many of you remember this song from "Sesame Street"? I saw a friend of mine at the Winston-Salem Trade-O-Ree last weekend. He usually has a great assortment of patches, many classic material and items from our area. However he wants it to be known that he isn't just interested in old patches, so he puts the frame pictured here on his table. I'll let him remain anonymous unless he chooses to step forward here.
One of those patches seems oddly out of place (really two but one sticks out more!). Do you see it? It's not quite as obvious as recognizing letters and numbers, but still very easy to see! Every time I see this frame I chuckle a bit. It's a good way to start a conversation. Now you all can join me in a good natured chuckle.
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Archive for Croatan 117
Croatan 117 S76?
Croatan lodge hosted the 2010 SR-7B Conclave last April. They followed what is becoming a normal custom for host lodges in this section and issued several pieces. In addition to the three host lodge flaps, the lodge also issued a host lodge arrowhead following the lodge’s traditional arrowhead design.
A fourth flap also appeared, not strictly a conclave flap. This was based upon the lodge’s traditional flap design, rendered all in white except for the lodge totem and name. Thanks to Wesley Drennan for the images of these issues.
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Croatan 117 S73?
Croatan has issued an unusually large number (for them) of flaps lately. Earlier this Spring they issued a set of “Pirate Nation” flaps. These are being sold to support the 2010 National Jamboree contingent. Thanks to Wesley Drennan and Greg Grimes for images of these issues.
Each of these features the East Carolina University pirate in front of what appears to be a football stadium. Note the inclusion of the registered trademark symbol, ®, on the pirate’s hat. Three flaps were issued: a black (BLK) border (S72?), purple (PUR) border (S73?), and a gold mylar (GMY) border version (S74?). I expect these will be a hit with traders, especially those who like pirates or collect sports related OA issues.
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Croatan 117 eS2009-1?
Since the National OA Committee clarified its policy regarding the use of separate flaps by “honor”, many lodges have dropped their use of Ordeal/Brotherhood/Vigil (OBV) flaps to be in compliance with this dictate. Croatan lodge was one of them. They previously had Brotherhood and Vigil service flaps along with an unrestricted trading flap. However, Croatan gave one last nod to tradition with the three flaps they issued for their 2009 Fall Fellowship. Thanks to Wesley Drennan for these images.
All three flaps use design used by the lodge for its standard flaps for over 40 years. The “Ordeal” flap had a red mylar (RMY) border. The “Brotherhood” and “Vigil” flaps used the traditional gold mylar (GMY) and silver mylar (SMY) border colors. As these patches specifically name an event, they will be listed on this site as events issues.
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Winston Churchill
Croatan 117 S71?
I recently wrote about a two part set Croatan lodge issued for NOAC. Greg Grimes now tells me the lodge also issued a restricted flap for its NOAC delegates. This flap continues the Three Musketeers and “The Power of One” themes. D’Artagnan is apparently featured here. This issue also continues a recent tradition and incorporates the initials of the current lodge chief into its design.
A few words are needed about the colors used on this patch.
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Croatan 117 S70?+X9?
All for one, and one for all! Croatan lodge latched onto the conference theme of “The Power of One” in their own way and paid tribute to the Three Musketeers on their 2009 NOAC set. Anthropomorphized deer replace Athos, Porthos and Aramis. A carriage, also drawn by a deer appears on the road to Indiana University, the location of this conference.
I do not know if the lodge issued any additional pieces. I heard rumors of a delegate set but cannot confirm that.
The listing data for these patches are as follows:
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Croatan 117 S46b? and S47b?
I was first made aware of these at last April’s SR-7B conclave. These got lost in the shuffle with the rush of posts on new issues. Thanks to Larry Banks for sending the scans used here.
Last year Croatan needed an additional supply of their Brotherhood and Vigil service flaps, S46 and S47. Instead of using the previous manufacturer, they had the flaps produced through the BSA supply division. The new flaps came back with the BSA Scout Stuff logo as part of the plastic backing. See the image at the top of this post. Previous copies of these issues had a plain plastic backs.
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Croatan 117 ZA5?
I was recently reminded of an unauthorized arrowhead shaped patch from Croatan. This piece looks familiar to me and I had thought I covered it here months ago. Apparently I did not.
This is a rather poor copy of Croatan’s early arrowhead patches. Most obviously the colors are wrong. None of the arrowheads issued by the lodge were on white twill or had a brown border. The embroidery of the deer is also also a poor copy of the deers used on authentic patches
The listing data for this issue should be as follow:
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Laurence J. Peter
Croatan 117 J6?
At the SR-7B Conclave a couple of weeks ago two new cook crew patches from Croatan lodge were spotted. Thanks to Greg Grimes and Larry Banks for sending along these images.
One of these patches, pictured was issued for cook crew’s 30th anniversary. I have tentatively listed this as J6? The design features the lodge’s deer totem superimposed upon the central portion of North Carolina’s state flag.
The second patch features a more humorous theme. This patch, labeled as J7?, features a deer in an apron tending to a cauldron. A human head can be seen peeking out of the cauldron.
The listing data for these two issues are as follows:
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Croatan 117 S69?
Croatan lodge adopted a Christmas theme for this year’s SR-7B conclave. Two patches — a flap and a rectangular “dangle” — were issued with this theme. I don’t remember the exact quantities made, but I was told there were significantly fewer of the odd-shape than the flap.
The flap pictures a Christmas Eve scene. Across the top of the flap, “ghosted” into the background is written “Christmas at Croatan”. The dangle features Santa Claus bearing a bag of gifts. The phrase “Croatan 2010″ acknowledges this lodge as the host for the 2010 SR-7B conclave. Following recent practice, the initials of the lodge chief are hidden in the designs of both patches.
The listing data for these two issues are as follows:
| Issue |
Bdr Color/Type |
Bkgd |
Name |
fdl/BSA |
Comments |
| S69? |
BLU |
R |
M/C |
M/C |
BLK |
fdl; Conclave 2009 |
| X8? |
WHT |
R |
M/C |
RED |
TAN |
fdl; Conclave ’09 |
| Croatan 117 page on OAImages.com |
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John Adams
Croatan 117 N4?
Larry Banks just recently sent an image of yet another North Carolina section conclave delegate piece that had not been previously listed in Blue Book or this site.
This piece is a silk screened neckerchief issued by Croatan 117 for its delegates to the 1985 SE-7 Conclave. The neckerchief has a rather simple design including the lodge’s deer totem and the conclave theme. It appears to be rendered in black, silk screened on a white neckerchief.
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January 30th, 2012
Tschipey Achtu Lodge: Update
Back in 2010 I announced the formation of Tschipey Achtu lodge as a result of the merger of Ty-Ohni 95 and Ganeodiyo 417. At the time I was told they would use the number 397, which is also their council number. This created a bit of controversy as that number is currently in use by Chilantakoba lodge in Louisiana. I also announced their first flap. Other than a 2010 Jamboree issue no further news from this lodge made it to me.
I was talking with a Roger Ward last night who was at the recent Winter South Carolina Trade-O-Ree. He tells me it has not been quiet in that lodge. The use of 397 was problematic. Many wanted to choose a different number. Some wanted to claim the number zero, but that was not well received given the special place Unami 1 holds in the Order of the Arrow. The Scout Executive, I am told, stepped in and told the lodge they will use the lower number from the two merged lodges.
The lodge is now known as Tschipey Achtu 95. I have updated the site to reflect this current information. Several new issues have also been added.
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January 14th, 2012
An OAImages iPad App?
Some of those who know me personally, know that I have gone over to the "Dark Side" and have started using Apple products. I bought an iMac a couple of months ago and just recently got an iPad. My brother is trying to tell me that my Droid's days are numbered.
I really like my iPad and started day dreaming about an OAImages app for it. I have no idea how to go about writing this and it would take me into an entirely new area from what I know. It's not something that would happen easily or soon. Here's your chance to give feedback. What do you think about an OAImages app? What would you put in it? Do you have any thoughts on how it would be distributed or how much it would cost?
Please feel free to comment. Comments are moderated for those who have not successfully had a comment published on this blog before in order to control spam. I will do my best to approve comments as quickly as possible in order to facilitate a discussion.
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October 4th, 2011
Indian Summer and Summit Corps Patches
I have added special pages on this site for the 2011 Indian Summer and 2011 Summit Corps. I still have a few images to add but most of what I have images for is now on the site. Thanks for Rick Horne for most of these images.
To view these items, go to OA Images: National and Special Events Patches page and select either of these events from the "Other Specialties" drop down box.
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August 27th, 2011
Coming out of Hiding About April 1st
It's kind of odd to come out of hiding to post about a topic like this.
I'm hearing from some brothers that there have been gullible readers to this blog over the years. I would have thought it was obvious from the context of the posts, but the various posts made on this blog throughout the years that have appeared on APRIL FIRST are all satire. None of them are true. Read them and chuckle but please do not complain to your friendly OA National Committee members, Scout Executives, lodge advisers, or official website administrators about the "changes" that are "announced" in them.
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March 31st, 2011
Comment Spam
This is strictly an "FYI" post for those familiar with the issues facing those who maintain blogs and message boards where readers can post comments.
Recently I had been having issues here with comment spam getting past this blog's filters. I deleted the inappropriate posts as quickly as I could but this was still unacceptable to me, as well as additional work. I since have required that readers register before they're allowed to post comments here. That seems to have stopped the spammers.
I still see a number of probable spammers, mainly from Russian domains, registering on this blog but so far none have had their comments posted successfully.
I may test my luck for a short period of time in the near future. At some unannounced time, I will turn off the registration requirement for posting comments for a day or two. I want to see if the spammers have been chased away, or if they're just awaiting an easy opportunity to push their garbage
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February 11th, 2011
Change in Comments Policy
This blog is being hit with a large number spam comments lately. There have been over 12,000 attempts to spam the blog with comments just within the past 60 days. Recently a few dozen comments, hawking service and goods I deem inappropriate for this blog, made it past the filters. Since I don't desire to spend more time deleting the spam as I find it and don't want inappropriate information to sit on my blog, I am tightening up the policy on commenting here.
Those who wish to comment must now register and be logged in before being to post comments. Registration is free and is not the same as membership to this site. This is a common practice on many blogs especially among sites run by more "traditional media" type companies.
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Lodge 117: 2010 Conclave Issues
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