Wood Shop: Handy Skills and Creative Building Projects for Kids

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Come on, kids: grab a hammer, step up to the workbench, and get ready to measure, saw, drill, and make cool things! Wood Shop is an exciting introduction for today’s kids to an age-old tradition: building with wood.

With step-by-step photographs and clear instructions, aspiring woodworkers learn essential skills such as how to drive a nail, use a power drill, “measure twice, cut once,” and saw correctly. Then the fun begins, with 17 cool and creative projects kids can build to furnish the wood shop, decorate their bedrooms and homes, and create their own play equipment. Favorite projects include Tic-Tac-Toe-To Go!, One-Board Birdhouse, a Tool Tote, and a hanging Twinkle Light. Wood Shop is the perfect gift for tinkerers, young makers, fans of LEGO toys, and aspiring carpenters and engineers.

From the Publisher

Pick up a hammer, dust off the workbench, and get creative with fun projects for budding carpenters and engineers.

Learn the Basics

Young woodworkers will learn how to set up and keep a workspace clean and organized, and practice proper woodshop safety.

Tool Lessons

With photographs and easy-to-follow instructions, tool tutorials teach children to safely operate hammers, drills, saws, and more.

17 Creative Projects for All Skill Levels

From a sawing jig to twinkle lights and even a build-your-own workbench, projects range in complexity and offer something for kids at every level of woodworking experience.

Take New Skills in New Directions

With woodworking basics under their tool belts, children will have the skills and confidence necessary to design and build their own creations.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Storey Publishing, LLC; Illustrated edition (Nov. 13 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 216 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1612129420
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1612129426
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 720 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 22.99 x 1.65 x 24.13 cm

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