teach them young !

[honeydoman]

The job Im at doing a built in for a repeat customer, 3 yr old I had him drawing on wood and painting with water and pounding a few nails, he loved it then I said its time to sand !  told him to ask hims parents for festools for xmas, !!!

please note he had safety glasses on !  and was under my adult supervision, and no animals were used in this picture.

 

[galwaydude18@gmail.com]

Brilliant!! In love bringing my 7year old girl with me to make stuff and for stuff. She loves handing me tools, screws etc. she know what all my festools do at this stage

 

[honeydoman]

I can understand that after all what else is there to do in Ireland as she is to young to drink legally !!!! Lol

Hey that's cool buddy !!

 

[galwaydude18@gmail.com]

Lol drive me up the walls!! She has her own little tool kit. It has a real kids handsaw and she can use it under my supervision.  [tongue]

 

[Alli]

I always wondered how they created this modern art....I bet it sells for thousands  ;D

 

[lelle12]

First post in this forum, so apologies if I violate any rules. I thought the subject would fit my post so I'll just append to it

Last summer my twin daughters 11 years old, wanted a rabbit. The condition where that they should build a cage for it. I took some pictures during the project. Of course I had to buy a Domino to make it a bit easier for them ;-)

http://dustbite.se/rabbitcage/cutting_to_length.jpg

http://dustbite.se/rabbitcage/domino.jpg

http://dustbite.se/rabbitcage/domino2.jpg

http://dustbite.se/rabbitcage/glue.jpg

http://dustbite.se/rabbitcage/clamping.jpg

http://dustbite.se/rabbitcage/clamping2.jpg

http://dustbite.se/rabbitcage/jigsaw.jpg

http://dustbite.se/rabbitcage/drilling.jpg

http://dustbite.se/rabbitcage/net.jpg

http://dustbite.se/rabbitcage/installing.jpg

http://dustbite.se/rabbitcage/final.jpg

 

[Gneyenhuis]

I just remember when I was about a fifth grader and my grandfather came up from California to visit on the farm in Montana. He taught me to make a square cut with a handsaw. He learned carpentry in the Neatherlands before he came to Montana to homestead. What a gift he gave me of the love to do carpentry correctly. I guess I need to pass it on.
Thanks
Gary

 

[Tinker]

My dad never allowed me into his shop.  When i was 7 or 8, he did give me a workbench, handsaw, hammer and Stanley Smooth plane.
I have since passed bench, saw and plane on to my grandson.  I have no idea where the old hammer went.

I was moved to my uncle's farm when i was 8 or 9 and became part of the work crew from that point on.
allowing me to work with the tools, machinery, animals, and above all, allowing me responsibilities was the best thing ever for me.
My own son was very interested in my backhoes as well as helping some with my mason work.
He could dig footings and do grading when he could not even be seen on the machines.
His TOYS now range from mini to monster sized.  One of his excavators needs wide load licensing to move across the road.
His son can run several of the machines, especially when it comes to screening.  BTW, GS has been helping me as well this summer.
Tinker

 

[honeydoman]

great stories fellas !  thanks for sharing