Boy in the shop

I don’t think it can be overstated how important it is to infuse a passion for this art into our offspring. I don’t mean to imply that the craft is more important than anything else we teach or children, however the time spend pays dividends way beyond the abilities shared.

You are a lucky man my friend. Cherish this time.

-- Measure with a micrometer, mark with a crayon, cut it with a chainsaw.

how wonderful
He definitely needs to build himself a workbench so he can play with wood along side you.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Excellent!

Getting kids involved with woodworking is so important! This is also some very special quality time.

Good luck with the pinewood derby!

-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com

What a great post.

With the absence of a budget in schools for shop training (Hey wait! What could be more important than providing the next generation with some skills other than how to be a better consumer – did I just type that out loud), I can’t imagine anything more gratifying and unifying to a family than one-on-one together in the shop.

I got to do this with my then new step-son and we both had a blast. I wish your son good luck with his entry.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

So “his” next project should be helping you build a step stool. A nice wide, stable one that gets him up to the right level for those planes. Right?

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

I remember my father and I building my first Pinewood Derby car. I won second place in my pack that year too! I have no doubt that your son will remember this for the rest of his life as well. Planting the seeds to be a woodworker? That’s just the icing on the cake :D

-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!

Ahhh, Pinewood Deby cars. Brings back memories…

-- Happy woodworking! http://www.blakeweber.us

I have a three year old son who I cant keep out of my shop. Every time I am out there doing something he has to be in the middle of it “helping”. I love every minute of it even though it can get aggrivating some times. Can’t wait until he is big enough to trully use the tools and help. Good luck with the child size bench I plan on building one also when my shop is complete.

-- Pyromedic602, free wood is always good wood

Just wait till he starts cutting on a Special Piece Curly Cherry that you were saving. Won’t be so fun then…..LOL.

-- Adrian ..... The 11th Commandment...."Thou Shalt Not Buy A Wobble Dado"