"Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*nadaspam*@comcast.net> wrote in message news:...
>
> "Douglas Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> At http://tinyurl.com/cr523o there is a picture of the most recent
>> project to
>> come out of my shop and it's very proud creator.
>>
>> The young gentleman in the photograph is a week short of his third
>> birthday. He
>> has been fascinated by grandpa's shop ever since he was able to crawl up
>> the
>> stairs. Recently, we have been drilling holes in scrap (always with
>> safety
>> glasses) and clamping scrap in vises and with clamps.
>>
>> About two weeks ago, I decided he was ready to do something real.
>> Grandpa
>> precut the pieces and drilled pilot holes for screws. Saturday, we laid
>> out
>> the location for holes on the back for mounting and on the front for the
>> door.
>> He drilled them with grandpa steadying the drill. Then he spread the
>> glue where
>> grandpa said and with a little steadying, drove the screws.
>>
>> Nope, Grandpa ain't proud.
>>
>> -- Doug
>
> What a cute kid. And what a great grandpa. Bird house looks good too.
> How are you going to finish it? Is grandson going to help?
>
> He will be proud of that birdhouse for the rest of his life. What does
> his mom think about all of this?
>
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I showed the picture to my wife. She screamed. "That is SO CUTE! He is
hugging the birdhouse!"
It is a great picture. You should get some copies made and show it around.
Maybe an 8 X 10 glossy to frame and hang someplace. It even has a story to
go with it.
Again, thanks for sharing.