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Projects for a ten year old
My son loves making items and is very artistic. I bought his a junior
woodworking tool set but unfortunately it has just sat there as I am unsure as to what to help him to make. All the woodworking magazines are for adults. I do not have a lot of money to buy big pieces of wood for projects. Can any help me either by suggesting a project that will not require much wood or pointing me in the right direction for a group he can join. Regards |
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wrote: My son loves making items and is very artistic. I bought his a junior woodworking tool set but unfortunately it has just sat there as I am unsure as to what to help him to make. All the woodworking magazines are for adults. I do not have a lot of money to buy big pieces of wood for projects. Can any help me either by suggesting a project that will not require much wood or pointing me in the right direction for a group he can join. Regards It sounds like money is the big factor here. Can you afford to buy a Skil circular saw, a straight edge, a jig saw, and a sheet of plywood? He could make a lot of stuff with that.. but it will probably set you back about $100-150. If you don't want to invest that much, you can buy the smaller sheets of plywood and a jigsaw. He can paint his projects when he's done, and either use nails or screws to fasten the pieces of plywood together. Failing that, you are pretty much left with the precut birdhouse kits and stuff like that aimed at kids. Not very creative, but maybe it will introduce him to the hobby. |
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wrote: My son loves making items and is very artistic. I bought his a junior woodworking tool set but unfortunately it has just sat there as I am unsure as to what to help him to make. All the woodworking magazines are for adults. I do not have a lot of money to buy big pieces of wood for projects. Can any help me either by suggesting a project that will not require much wood or pointing me in the right direction for a group he can join. Regards It sounds like money is the big factor here. Can you afford to buy a Skil circular saw, a straight edge, a jig saw, and a sheet of plywood? He could make a lot of stuff with that.. but it will probably set you back about $100-150. If you don't want to invest that much, you can buy the smaller sheets of plywood and a jigsaw. He can paint his projects when he's done, and either use nails or screws to fasten the pieces of plywood together. Failing that, you are pretty much left with the precut birdhouse kits and stuff like that aimed at kids. Not very creative, but maybe it will introduce him to the hobby. http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...41&cat=51&ap=1 http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...096,46104&ap=1 http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...096,46104&ap=1 Joe |
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On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:29:28 GMT, (Malcolm Hoar)
wrote: In article .com, wrote: My son loves making items and is very artistic. I bought his a junior woodworking tool set but unfortunately it has just sat there as I am unsure as to what to help him to make. All the woodworking magazines are for adults. I do not have a lot of money to buy big pieces of wood for projects. Can any help me either by suggesting a project that will not require much wood or pointing me in the right direction for a group he can join. Some projects I recall from my High School woodworking classes: * A shoe rack (two end panels joined with dowels) * A small/simple jewelry box with a drawer * A wooden serving tray * A desk organizer Hope that helps and maybe provokes a few other ideas. gravity bookshelf birdhouse paper towel holder queen anne highboy (just kidding, gimme a break) |
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wrote:
My son loves making items and is very artistic. I bought his a junior woodworking tool set but unfortunately it has just sat there as I am unsure as to what to help him to make. All the woodworking magazines are for adults. I do not have a lot of money to buy big pieces of wood for projects. Can any help me either by suggesting a project that will not require much wood or pointing me in the right direction for a group he can join. Regards One of the first projects I remember doing as a kid, besides "covering a 2x4 with roofing nails", was a rubber band paddle boat. A google search should bring up plenty of hits. I'd also bet that the library is full of books about wooden toys, folk toys, etc. I'm not sure what a "junior woodworking tool set" contains, but I'd try to get: Tack hammer & Medium sized claw hammer. Coping saw. Miter box and saw. Bit Brace (manual drill) and bits. Looks like: http://www.traditionalwoodworker.com...38-4000-sm.jpg A few C-clamps and/or bar clamps. Combination square. Tape measure. Screw drivers. You'll notice I don't recommend any power tools. They're really not necessary for small projects. Besides, a brace and bit is much more fun than a drill. materials: Wood glue Assorted nails (including roofing, box, and brads, etc.) Assorted screws. Assorted sand paper and/or sanding sponges. 1/4" & 1/2" thick poplar. (something in the neighborhood of 4"x36" or 6"x48") (Should be relatively cheap and available at the local big box store. Home Depot carried them last time I looked.) A few 1x2, 1x4, 2x2, and 2x4 boards. An assortment of dowels. And finally, visit www.caseyswood.com. Look under "bulk specials." Consider getting: 25 LBS Box Filled with Assorted Wood Pieces for $32.99. 1 LBS Geometric Shape Assortment Bag for 2.99 If you have a cabinet shop near you, or if you know a finish carpenter, ask them for some cut-offs or scrap wood for you kid. |
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wrote: My son loves making items and is very artistic. I bought his a junior woodworking tool set but unfortunately it has just sat there as I am unsure as to what to help him to make. All the woodworking magazines are for adults. I do not have a lot of money to buy big pieces of wood for projects. Can any help me either by suggesting a project that will not require much wood or pointing me in the right direction for a group he can join. Regards How about a rubberband gun http://www.geoffholden.com/content/p...band/parts.jpg |
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I recommend "Woodworking with Kids" by Richard Starr. He has several
different projects with for different skill levels and explains common problems that kids have when building the projects. The book is aimed at adults who are teaching kids to do woodworking. You can get a used copy from Amazon for less than $8. Mark wrote: My son loves making items and is very artistic. I bought his a junior woodworking tool set but unfortunately it has just sat there as I am unsure as to what to help him to make. All the woodworking magazines are for adults. I do not have a lot of money to buy big pieces of wood for projects. Can any help me either by suggesting a project that will not require much wood or pointing me in the right direction for a group he can join. Regards |
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On Nov 22, 10:15 am, wrote: Can any help me either by suggesting a project that will not require much wood or pointing me in the right direction for a group he can join. Can't help you with the projects, but I have a suggestion. For inexpensive wood in small quantities suitable for a kid's project you might want to rummage in the cutoffs bin at Home Depot. Jerry |
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Can any help me either by suggesting a project that will not require
much wood Pencil holder. At its simplest, just some holes drilled in a scrap piece of 2x4. -- Mark |
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You might want to check out some books by John Nelson. He has tends to
have lots of small projects it his books. I don't know exact titles off hand, but something along the lines of "Weekend Woodworker" & similar titles. If you can swing the cost, a scroll saw is a great tool for kids. Lots ot toys, model making, art & craft work, & other small projects. low end saws $150-$200 or so, from Delta, Dremel, etc, vibrate but otherwise can do good work. My daughter (with supervision of course) started using mine when she was 7 or 8. -- Make it as simple as possible, but no simpler. Larry Wasserman - Baltimore Maryland - |
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"B A R R Y" wrote in message news On 23 Nov 2006 03:42:57 GMT, Puckdropper wrote: You can also do CO2 boats, but you've got to have some place to run them. My shop teacher split a long (maybe 24'?) sewer pipe and dammed the ends to make a channel for us to run our CO2 boats on. Gutters. I was thinking the same thing... 21 foot lengths are readily available from local lumber yards that cater to the trades (I haven't seen them in the big box stores). We use 10 foot lengths for the Cub Scout Raingutter Regatta sail boat races. John |
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Thank you everyone for your suggestions for my son. I have now ordered some books that were suggested and can not wait to start projects with him. Thank you for the mention of offcuts from building sites. There is a building site just up from his school and normally I would never have thought of asking but I did. I returned after school hours expecting a few pieces of wood and had to return in a car to pick all the pieces up. I also asked the local glazing company (as I noticed they do replacement windows etc in wood) they have promised me all the off cuts as they are normally just taken away and burned. The glazing company were glad that the offcuts were going to some use. My son has now arranged his tool set and I now have a list from him of the other items he will need to get going. You do not know how much you have helped especially as my son has ADHD and slight autism. Woodworking and drawing are the only activities that keep his attention for more than thirty minutes. Regards Nikki |
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Every kitchen needs a cutting board. A nice shape, a hole to hang it up, simple pine 1x8, 10, 12. Lots of sanding. every time you use it, it becomes a reminder of a good project for everyone. ___________________________ Keep the whole world singing. . . . DanG wrote in message ups.com... Thank you everyone for your suggestions for my son. I have now ordered some books that were suggested and can not wait to start projects with him. Thank you for the mention of offcuts from building sites. There is a building site just up from his school and normally I would never have thought of asking but I did. I returned after school hours expecting a few pieces of wood and had to return in a car to pick all the pieces up. I also asked the local glazing company (as I noticed they do replacement windows etc in wood) they have promised me all the off cuts as they are normally just taken away and burned. The glazing company were glad that the offcuts were going to some use. My son has now arranged his tool set and I now have a list from him of the other items he will need to get going. You do not know how much you have helped especially as my son has ADHD and slight autism. Woodworking and drawing are the only activities that keep his attention for more than thirty minutes. Regards Nikki |
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"J T" wrote in message ... Thu, Nov 23, 2006, 10:11am (EST-3) doth sayeth: snip I have now ordered some books that were suggested and can not wait to start projects with him. snip Aww, I think you screwed up. I've gound that ordering books, without knowing exactly what the book's contents are, means I get a book I don't like. This is the complete opposite of my experience. I'm sure the books will be fine. |
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I pasted/glued a couple of pictures to 1/4" ply then cut them into
jigsaw puzzle shapes for our 5 & 3 YO grand kids. Second time was a snap as far as time goes so I suggested they turn them over and rely on shapes only to assemble them. Both kids had a great time. Is a scroll saw considered O.K. for a ten year old? On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 01:50:36 -0600, Mike Paulsen wrote: wrote: (snip) Woodworking and drawing are the only activities that keep his attention for more than thirty minutes. Does he like painting? He may enjoy making puzzles with some 1/4" (or 1/8") plywood and a coping saw. (Don't get luan plywood -- it splinters way too much.) |
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