Time in the wood shop

You may remember recently when Bob took Alaina and Ruby into his wood shop and they made reindeer. I had posted some pictures of this on facebook, and a neighbor commented that she knew a few boys (her sons) who would love this.
Bob said he'd be happy to do something with them, so on their Christmas break they came over and spent the morning in the wood shop with him.

The plan was to make bird houses, so they started with 2 cedar boards that can be outside in rain and snow.

They've never used power tools so Bob did the more dangerous parts, like the table saw.  He taught them about using hearing protection when the equipment is running.  They did the rest of the work, sanding, glueing, screwing everything in place.

They thought it was great to use the drill press.

They used the driver to put screws in place.

This bird house needed a perch.

Here they are with their finished bird houses.  They were excited to bring them home and had fun making them.  And Bob had fun spending the morning with them!