Anna's been coming down to the shop with me since before she could navigate the basement stairs solo. She has her own little bench, a collection of nails and screws and a her own stash of wood. She likes to sand wood and then glue it together. Her first serious project was a sign with her name on it for her bedroom door. Although she had lots of help from Mom and Dad she actually did a lot of the work herself. She did all the sanding, painted the stenciled letters and applied a few coats of varnish. Her next project is a similar sign for her sister; Becca doesn't like the shop nearly as much as Anna does. Today Anna did something that I didn't do until I was at least in jr. high school wood shop, she planed an edge and a chamfer (a pretty darn good one too) on a piece of pine at my bench. I showed her how to hold the plane and where the sharp bit was and she went to it. I guess now I'll know where to look when my Lie Nielsen 102 goes missing.
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I have a grandson that isn't quit two yet and loves being with me when I'm working on a project. I even took the blade out of a buggered up block plane I had for him to play with so he would leave mine alone. but I still have to watch mine. Sharing the shop with our kids is the best shop time we have, treasure it.
Joey
http://sleepydogwoodworking.blogspot.com/
Hey Joey. Thanks for your comments. I just got Anna a small hammer and tape and I'm fixing up an old block plane for her for her birthday. She's a great helper!
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