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  1. 12-05-2013, 8:24 AM #1
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    Wood Shop and Workshop Helpers

    Santa has elves. Many of us have our own holiday workshop helpers. Let's see pictures of your helpers, no matter how many legs they have or none at all. I have the red dog trained to get tools and items I drop in difficult to reach places. We trade; he gives me the dropped item, and he gets a treat. At times he brings out several items. The small dog kills all mice and rodents. The male black dog looks good and smiles. I do have him trained for other activities.

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    Are your helpers productive in the shop?
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  3. 12-05-2013, 9:16 AM #2
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    Here is my helper. He mostly serves as quality control. He likes to beat on the projects to make sure they are built sturdy enough.
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    I have a couple helpers. Here is one of them. She is making an angel sign for a great aunt.





    Glad its my shop I am responsible for - I only have to make me happy.
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  5. 12-05-2013, 10:21 AM #4
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    Which dog is the small dog? ;-)

    My only helper right now are nice and spiders, but they haven't contributed much as of yet. I hope my 1 yr old will spend time with me in the shop when she's older.
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  6. 12-05-2013, 1:01 PM #5
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    My helper rescue dog guarding the shop door and she likes to go with me when I go for a ride.
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    Helpin' Dad fix the sink...



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  8. 12-05-2013, 1:48 PM #7
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    Erik - maybe it's because I'm viewing this thread on my phone, but it took me about three looks to realize that you posted your dog and not a dead mouse!
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    What a crew ! They look hearty and helpful. Thanks for sharing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt Day View Post
    Erik - maybe it's because I'm viewing this thread on my phone, but it took me about three looks to realize that you posted your dog and not a dead mouse!
    Matt, it's our male cat!... He cannot resist any open cabinet.

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    Rameses (Rameses Pheline Pharaoh) is more of a "Supervisor" than a "Helper". He read in the book how his kind (Abyssinians) were once worshiped as Gods by the ancient Egyptians, and he decided that he likes that...

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    I don't get much help in the shop at all.

    Now in the summer when it is warm and the shop door is open I get a few helpers, here are 2 of them. The really don't help much but then they don't get in the way very much.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt Day View Post
    Which dog is the small dog? ;-)
    The dog on the left; she's a no nonsense kind of girl. Fourteen pounds of teeth with a bad attitude.
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    I have one little helper. Though he's not very productive in the shop, he is productive in other things at this point in his life
    He is most helpful in keeping me motivated.
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    This is my shop helper. He'll be 4 in Jan.
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    He tests my safety equipment for me.

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    Here's he's painting a birdhouse that he and I made.

    This is my other shop helper. He peed on my HF dust collector once...
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  16. 12-06-2013, 5:21 AM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rich Harkrader View Post
    This is my shop helper. He'll be 4 in Jan.
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    He tests my safety equipment for me.

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    Here's he's painting a birdhouse that he and I made.

    This is my other shop helper. He peed on my HF dust collector once...
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    You sure it was the four-legged helper who peed on your dust collector?
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