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

On May 28, 2020, at 9:09 PM, Eric Coyle  wrote:

>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!

It really is encouraging to observe, and participate in, a development process
like this.  That scraper and plane may have ignited a life long passion for
woodworking.

Good story and excellent donations.

Tim
Getting in the mood to build a birdhouse...

> On May 30, 2020, at 9:19 AM, Gye Greene  wrote:
> 
> I love that he referred to his jointer plane as his "carbon-neutral
> planer".  :)
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=gCtRWwvGHeY ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCtRWwvGHeY>
> 
> 
> No affiliation, etc.
> 

He is gping for the H. O. Studley award for workshops.  Lots and lots of good
ideas there

thanks

Ed Minch

Travis,

You wrote,

==snip snip==
... I came across a YouTube video of an English guy giving a tour
of his 6ft x 8ft shed.  I thought the List might be interested.  :)

Pretty clever.  A mix of power and hand tools.

I love that he referred to his jointer plane as his "carbon-neutral
planer".  :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCtRWwvGHeY
==end snip==

Clever indeed. But I didn't see a workbench big enough or sturdy enough to put
his "carbon-neutral planer" to work!

Cheers,
Chuck Taylor
north of Seattle