"A Workbench Like Daddy's"

[Randy Klein]

This is what my 3-year old son asked Santa for Christmas. Of course, this was in addition to some Transformers.

Luckily I had just enough leftovers from my bench to put this together. I even added a tool rack. There's no vise yet since he and his siblings will probably just crush each other's fingers in it.

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[Ted Shrader]

Randy -

Very cool. You can't start them too young.

My 8 year old grandson now has a pretty decent hand tool collection as a result of the various gift giving occasions.. A few finger cuts and scrapes from the tool edges, but a band-aid takes care of that. They learn fast. Moral: Put the vise on it, it will be used (correctly - that is).

Regards,
Ted

[Prashun Patel]

Very cool! Do you have some plans? I'd love to build one for my 4-yr old. Unfortunately, that bench is better than mine!

Circle of life! YEAH BOY!!!!

[Randy Klein]

Very cool! Do you have some plans? I'd love to build one for my 4-yr old. Unfortunately, that bench is better than mine!

Circle of life! YEAH BOY!!!!

Thanks for your comments.

I don't have any plans. I just started with the top and built a base to fit. The top's size was dictated by the wood I had leftover. The legs are a simple L-shape and the stretchers and aprons were simply cut to fit.

All the joinery was pocket hole screws. This is not my ideal joinery, but time was limited. Plus, due to a frigid fall temperature, I had to do all my glue ups inside the house after the kids went to bed. So the pocket screws were used more for clamps than anything else, so I could hide it all before they awoke in the morning.

Also, I didn't glue the stretchers or aprons to the legs so that, in the future when he gets bigger, we could build taller legs and re-attach.

[Randy Klein]

Moral: Put the vise on it, it will be used (correctly - that is).

I agree, but I was overruled.

[Douglas Brummett]

Blatant saw bench cleverly disguised as a child's workbench. I love it

[Jim Becker]

Very kewel!!!! And a wonderful gift. I hope he enjoys it and it helps to stimulate his continuing interest in both woodworking and working with Dad!

[Uncle Ben]

I love it. That is very special, and equally cool

[Joe Chritz]

Double thumbs up!

[John Thompson]

Fantastic and would make a good engine stand when he's sleeping if you are a car guy...

Sarge..

[Randy Klein]

Here's the bench after Ole St. Nick came down the chimney:
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And here's it being put to use. I'm still teaching him to point his index finger...
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And this is all the feedback one needs:
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[John Thompson]

Bench.... $20

Smiles... priceless

[Joe Petersen]

His tool set is nicer than mine!

[Steve Vaughn]

That is way cool and that last picture is priceless. He's learning already.



Steve

[Quint Binns]

Very coooool gift idea!