Blog series by darryl | updated 10-27-2008 06:56 PM | 2 parts | 6551 reads | 14 comments total |
Part 1: A Small Bench
My two younger girls (ages 7 & 4) are always interested in working on a project in the basement with their dad. Most of the time they are gluing sawdust to a piece of scrap wood. This time around I thought I would try and do something a little more involved with them. We decided to build them a kid sized bench using some of the scrap plywood I’ve got laying around. With a bit of searching through the piles, we were able to find some pieces that would work without much cutting ...
Part 2: Bird Nesting Boxes
My two younger daughters, ages 7 and 4, are always interested in working with me in the shop. I thought it might be fun to make a couple of birdhouses with them. After looking around on the internet a little bit to learn what size and style to go with, I settled on a style called nesting boxes. From what I understand, a nesting box is design more for the actual birds needs rather than going with a traditional “house” type design that is typically made.Click here for one of the websites I used...