How to Make Wooden Tools For Kids the Easy Way
Do you want to
experience one of the most amazing feelings in all of woodworking? Then you
need to start making things for kids. When I made a set of wooden tools for my
son, he was so happy to start playing with them. The feeling it gave me is not
something that can be described. It has to be felt.
How to Make Tools
for Kids
The first
set I made for him was only a few tools. But, he had so much fun with them that
I was quickly designing an entire matching set. The whole 20+ piece set, and a
farm style tool box are covered in the woodworking notebook.
Kids love wooden
toys. They also love to use their imagination as they play. When you make
wooden tools for a child, they also get to learn about tools as they use their imaginations.
This is a double bonus.
Having been a
woodworker for a very long time, I always knew that I wanted to introduce my
son to the craft as soon as I was able to.
He is just under
two years old right now, and even though he doesn’t know what most of these
wooden tools are, he still enjoys playing with them. It also allows me to begin
showing him things that have to do with woodworking.
First, the stock
does not move. This is to keep the pieces together, and preserve the look of
the real thing. Also, the marking pin at the end is very blunt, and made from a
dowel. Plus, all of the pieces are doweled together to help prevent them from
coming loose over time.
The other goes
through the end of the beam, and holds the marking pin in place. My son still
uses this as a hammer, but again he’s not even two yet.
Another one of my favourites
is a simple square made from Maple and Walnut. My son has lots of toys that are
made from those two species.
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