Wood Shop

Handy Skills and Creative Building Projects for Kids

Margaret Larson

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Storey Publishing LLC
13 November 2018

Handicrafts, decorative arts & crafts; Handicrafts (Children's&YA)

Come on, kids: grab a hammer, step up to the workbench, and get ready to measure, saw, drill, and make cool things! Wood Shop is an exciting introduction for today s kids to an age-old tradition: building with wood. With step-by-step photographs and clear instructions, aspiring woodworkers learn essential skills such as how to drive a nail, use a power drill,

measure twice, cut once,

and saw correctly. Then the fun begins, with 17 cool and creative projects kids can build to furnish the wood shop, decorate their bedrooms and homes, and create their own play equipment. Favorite projects include Tic-Tac-Toe-To Go!, One-Board Birdhouse, a Tool Tote, and a hanging Twinkle Light. Wood Shop is the perfect gift for tinkerers, young makers, fans of LEGO toys, and aspiring carpenters and engineers.

By: Margaret Larson
Imprint: Storey Publishing LLC
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 228mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 720g
ISBN: 9781612129426
ISBN 10: 1612129420
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 13 November 2018
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , General/trade , English as a second language , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Margaret Larson is the co-owner of the New England School of Architectural Woodworking and The Workbench, a woodworking and craft school offering classes for kids and adults. She lives with her family in western Massachusetts.

Reviews for Wood Shop: Handy Skills and Creative Building Projects for Kids

""Wood Shop by Margaret Larson should be required reading for all elementary-age children. From the gorgeous photos and illustrations to the detailed project plans and tool introductions, Wood Shop presents woodworking and making in a fun and informative way. These projects encourage building and bonding, which strengthen relationships and form self-reliance. Larson understands that children are extremely capable, and Wood Shop is the ideal book to introduce skills that will last a lifetime."" -- Timothy Dahl, cofounder of Built by Kids ""This thoroughly appealing and empowering starter course in woodworking skills is a first purchase for libraries serving young makers."" -- School Library Journal