For the parents of all the little Sawyers and Carvers
26
Oct
Doug Stowe is a hero of mine who is a champion for getting young kids to build things with wood. His blog (wisdomofhands.blogspot.com) is a wonderful collection of thoughts on education and the need for kids to make things with their hands. He has a set of plans for making a child friendly bench hook […]
19
Oct
Sometimes trying to think of plans and methods while you are in the workshop with your child, it is easy to lose focus and make mistakes. This is where a collection of plans for simple toys can be a real help. Here is a collection of 12 simple projects that both easily accomplished, but also […]
18
Oct
I am a fan of getting kids real tools (when safety allows) and I am also a proponent of getting kids toy tools. I keep the real tools in the shop for them to use when in the shop, and the toy tools in the house so they can play and pretend without fear of […]
6
Oct
Daniel’s Duck is an enjoyable little story (Level 3 : grades 2-4) book that has a subtopic of woodcarving. It is not a carving how-to but centers more around the idea of art, and that what one person sees as ‘funny’ another sees as wonderful. It is a wonderful look at life in the early […]