My neighbours have two boys, and last week they made a workbench about 14"
high to hold a tv. Finished that one, they built another one with a bit more
finesse for a birthday present for a cousin. Finished that and their uncle
commissioned another one for him. 

 

They went whole hog, borrowed a planer (with nicks in the blade) and glued
and laminated up a top!

 

They were gonna sand out the raised spots the nicks had left, and I was
admiring their industry as was their dad- so I found a spare cabinet
scraper, and an old block plane and donated it to the cause. They commented
a few days later, even remembering the names, and said how much  sanding
time they had saved. 

 

Eric