Category Archive: Daughter

Jan 29 2015

Adding a Mouse Door to Some Baseboard

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Acrylic Paint, Daughter, Red Oak, Scroll Saw

January 29, 2015

You’d think my main reason for installing a mouse door in the baseboard was to add a bit of whimsy to our family room addition. You might be partially right, but my real motivation starts with trying to lay baseboard in my kitchen. A few years ago, when I …

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Mar 24 2012

My Daughter and I Built Another Birdhouse

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Bird house, Cordless Drill, Daughter, Miter Saw, Plywood, PS20

by benjamen

March 24, 2012

I had some shop time alone with my daughter yesterday and she wanted to build something. I told her she could use any materials I had in my shop, not just the scrap pieces I usually let her use, if she drew up plans for what she wanted to build. She decided …

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Oct 03 2010

My Daughter in the Shop

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Daughter

by benjamen

October 3, 2010

A few days ago my daughter wanted to come into my shop and work with me. While I would love to spend more time with my kids doing things that actually interest me, I really didn’t know what I could give her to do that was appropriate for her age and skill level. So I set her …

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