Post Your Father & Son Projects

[thundermug]

Share you father / son projects here.

I'm starting a series of woodworking projects with my son, who is 8. The first project is an arts & crafts wastepaper basket made from quarter sawn white oak. He will learn about safety & how to use a table saw, chop saw, band saw, and an assortment of hand tools.

Starting things off right with shop drawings. Photos to follow. Hoping to make some sawdust tomorrow.

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[kbs2244]

A wastepaper basket!
What a great idea!
Something that can be used forever

I still use my daughter's clay "water glass" project as a pen holder.
(She is over 50)

 

[thundermug]

Very slow progress. Quarter sawn white oak, mortise and tenon joinery. I overestimated my son's interest, but I love woodworking. This is the first of many projects.

I didn't take any progress pictures this round. When I'm more proficient I'll record a project.

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[The Cobbler]

V..... I overestimated my son's interest...

project looks great.
perhaps it's too complex a project for an 8 yr old, thus his lack of interest

 

[royce]

Looking good Thundermug,
It's tough to keep a kid's head in the game for any length of time.

A number of years ago I gifted a boat to each of my 3 daughters families for Christmas with the stipulation they had to build it themselves.

Their ages at that time were somewhere between 4 and 12 and it was tricky keeping them engaged.

When I saw them drifting, I would send them into Grandma for baked goods.
I kept the length of the work sessions as short or as long as their little minds could handle.

In the end, it was a huge success with them all being really proud of what they accomplished and me being proud to show them that they can do anything they want.
I believe they will carry the memory for life

Anyhow here's a few pics

Royce

 

[racingtadpole]

Seven year old wanted a shield. A piece of scrap ally, some copper that came from some LDF7-50 Coax scraps and a few aircraft rivets. Took about an hour to make, and he thought he was just the **** when he took it to school for show and tell. I’ve since made 8 or 9more for his mates for birthday gifts.

 

[royce]

Seven year old wanted a shield. A piece of scrap ally, some copper that came from some LDF7-50 Coax scraps and a few aircraft rivets. Took about an hour to make, and he thought he was just the **** when he took it to school for show and tell. I’ve since made 8 or 9more for his mates for birthday gifts.

Wonderful, I'll bet he was the king of the school yard!

Royce

 

[Bigblue&Goldie]

Some awesome stuff in this thread so far! I look forward to my girls working in the garage with me, but right now the best I can do is sword fights with empty filler rod tubes.

 

[racingtadpole]

Another one I just found some pictures of...

The concept drawing and finished product...

Edit, forgot to mention he stuck the Phillips bit into the webbing of my hand putting the wheels making this one

 

[jeeps1]

Grandson projects .

 

[royce]

Grandson projects .

That excavator is out of sight.

Royce

 

[racingtadpole]

Grandson projects .

Yeah that is next level....