Woodworking for Kids

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nyone can build terrific woodworking projects! In fact, if you have the details and :,the inspiration—which this manual provides plenty of—and some occasional help from an adult friend, you can build everything from a simple box to beautiful folk-art sculpture!
. You'll have your first project assembled in no time at all, and what a fine moment that ;wlll be. Get friends and other family members involved, too. After all, woodworking is for ^ eveiyone! ^
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You'll find ever3rt;hing you need to know about your tools and materials, including how to hammer a nail, how to square a board, and much... Tovább

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WOODWORKING
nyone can build terrific woodworking projects! In fact, if you have the details and :,the inspiration—which this manual provides plenty of—and some occasional help from an adult friend, you can build everything from a simple box to beautiful folk-art sculpture!
. You'll have your first project assembled in no time at all, and what a fine moment that ;wlll be. Get friends and other family members involved, too. After all, woodworking is for ^ eveiyone! ^
if A Steriing/Lark Book
?A^ Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. New York
Couer photogr^h by Frank Attardi & Dick Frank



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f you're big enough to hold a hammer or saw, you'll soon be putting together your own terrific-looking projects with the help of this full-color guide (and every now and then an adult friend).
You'll find ever3rt;hing you need to know about your tools and materials, including how to hammer a nail, how to square a board, and much more, in this ultra-clear, easy-to-read manual.
So what are you waiting for? There's an entire course for beginners like you in these pages. The complete woodworking process is clearly explained in an easy-to-im-derstand text with close-up, full-color photographs of every step.
Build everything from a special container for your dog's food to an organized way of storing your records and tapes, and from a doll's cradle to a tlc-tac-toe game that the whole family can play.
Each project comes with a materials list, and its skill level is easily identified so that you can tell at a glance whether you want to tackle it. And, there are important safety tips for properly setting up a workshop and avoiding injury-
A small stack of boards, some nails, and a little glue can become just about anything you want— your own wooden tool box, for a start. And, yes, the tool box is one of the first projects in this guide. And there's more:
¦ a bike rack
* a baseball hold-all
¦ a bird box
* adjustable stilts
* a magazine rack
¦ and still 30 more!
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Some are simple, like the workbench, and others are more challenging, like the puppet theater, but every one of them is designed to help your woodworking skills to grow. And once you've mastered basic woodworking, there won't be any stopping you. Before long, you'll be dreaming up the "impossible" gmd building it!
Kevin McGuire is a writer and painter with extensive experience designing and building cabinetwork and furniture. He lives with his wife and daughter on a farm near Asheville, North Carolina, and is currently working on a Action book for children. Vissza