My First Woodworking Class with Young Children
It was the most meaningful, fun, and interesting woodworking I’d ever done.
Five Projects to Help Kids Learn the Craft of Nailing
Looking back at the first year I taught woodworking two mistakes were making projects too difficult and assuming kids could use tools. Wrong. Most kids had never picked up a tool, and the ones who had really didn’t know how to use them. Nailing is a perfect example.
Woodshop Safety
…… experience taught me that even very young children can be trusted to use real tools. Fifteen years of woodworking with kids has confirmed this initial experience.
Juan and the Check Engine Light
I say, “so the check engine light on the last car I has was always on, and nothing was wrong. With this car the check engine light is off, and something is actually wrong.” Juan nods his head and says, “yup”.
The Electricity Board
Electricity is a slippery subject. Its hard to wrap your mind around something you can’t see.
Woodshop for Kids: Table of Contents
Below is the Table of contents from Woodshop for Kids
My Wife’s Toolbox
…..I’m not bad with a hammer and saw myself……It drove me crazy to go downstairs to his basement shop and look for the right tool…..