On Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:47:29 -0500, "John Grossbohlin"
I let my kids use all my tools... even the Lie-Nielson planes and saws in
preference to the old Stanley and Millers Falls tools. It is not reasonable
to expect kids to have good results with junk tools nor like working with
tools that perform poorly.

I can remember at 5 years of age, using my father's chisels to open
paint cans. Needless to say, I destroyed more than one. But, my
chiseling paint cans didn't last long. My father gave me my own set of
chisels and I realized soon enough that they didn't work anymore after
breaking one or two. I paid attention when it was *my* tools being put
to misuse. That lesson has stayed with me more than 50 years.

BTW John. My spell checker crapped out on your last name. You owe me a
new one.