Share your craft projects
Make new craft buddies
Ask craft questions
Blog your craft journey
MsDebbieP
1435 posts
and
56 followers
in over 10 years
in over 10 years
Woodworking Terminology of a 3-year-old
This past Christmas, we put together a woodworking kit for our 3-yr-old grandson. Now that we are babysitting, we have started putting it to use. He loves measuring, hammering, and sawing.
Today, I chuckled as I watched him and Poppop explore the skills and I listened to the conversation.
Some of the terminology used were:
1. The springy thing >> a clamp
2. Spiky >> what the sharp edges of a saw feel like
3. Big boom >> hammering hard; little boom >> hammering lightly
3. Uncrook >> what you do when the nail you are hammering goes crooked; you have to uncrook it
Toxins Out, Nature In - body/mind/spirit
8 Comments
That’s a great story, thanks for sharing. It’s those memories that will stay with the youngones.
CHRIS, Charlottetown PEI Canada. Anytime you can repurpose, reuse, or recycle, everyone wins!
That is really nice Msdebbie, particularly the uncrook. If there is anything better in this world than grand kids, I have not found it yet.
Jack
Yes, thank you for sharing. Those memories will stay with him. I just shared my story with the start of my love for woodworking and i can still recall my grandfather teaching me. i hope you continue you have fun. Thank you MsDebbieP
Jeff Vandenberg aka "Woodsconsin"
A great age to start the grandson on the creative path! Lots of good memories in the making. Enjoy!
Anna
MsDebbie,
It looks like you’ve got a lefty there! He’s going to be one terrific woodworker!
L/W
“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” Benjamin Franklin
we are all definitely having fun
and, yes, he’s a lefty, in a long line of lefties! :)
Toxins Out, Nature In - body/mind/spirit
He looks pretty good at that Debbie. I wouldn’t be surprised if he will be helping you out with home improvement projects in the nearer than you might think future, so it doesn’t hurt to get him trained up as soon as possible!
Mike, an American living in Norway
we have the first skill going pretty well — always wear the safety glasses :)
Toxins Out, Nature In - body/mind/spirit
