project ideas for my grandpa having back surgery

[Gary Yoder]

My grandpa has had his own shop building furniture and cabinets for years and is having back surgery this week and won't be able to do any lifting for 6 months. I'm trying to find some kind of wood kit/projects he could do at his desk or kitchen table. Any ideas?

Thanks!

[Jerry Thompson]

Chip Caving?

[Mac McQuinn]

This is a great book with several designs of Japanese Lamps and Lanterns. http://www.amazon.com/Making-Japanese-Style-Lanterns-Edward-Turner/dp/0881791989/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1391476487&sr=1-1&keywords=japanese+lamps+and+lanterns I believe most can be built with a few non-powered hand tools and shouldn't require any lifting or assertion. The scale of these allows you to build at a small bench or kitchen table.
Good luck w/ the surgery.
Mac

[Thomas Canfield]

Maybe you can find some DVDs or U-tube posts to interest him. Some of the scroll or band saw work can be done without a lot of lifting or exertion and also turning. He might want to branch out his interests while doing the recovery.

[Raymond Fries]

How about a radio controlled glider. He can fly it next summer. I have built several. The balsa kits have pre-cut parts and they are not hard to learn to fly.

[Lori Kleinberg]

I am a little over 3 months past my 4th back operation. It has been slow going but I did watch alot of you tube videos on woodworking and just recently started back at my scroll saw. I find doing different things makes it better for my back, in other words changing positions often so I don't get stiff.

[Val Kosmider]

How about a radio controlled glider. He can fly it next summer. I have built several. The balsa kits have pre-cut parts and they are not hard to learn to fly.

I built a Chris Craft model runabout boat from a wood kit. Everything you need is in the kit. It has shaping, sanding, fitting challenges which require small hand tools. The project lasts for more than a few weeks, and you end up with a classic item which might appeal to someone of a 'certain age'.