Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Paperback, 160 pages
Published by Lark Books
Publication date: September 1994
ISBN: 0806904305

This book by writer and painter Kevin McGuire contains 40 projects designed to be built by kids with the help of an adult. Kevin provides a list of 12 hand tools for a child's tool kit, and how to use each of them. He describes different types of nails and screws, 2 different types of joints, how to trace patterns, and various wood finishes.

The projects include a materials list, safety tips, skill levels, and step by step instructions.

The young woodworker is offered choices of the following projects:

• Bench Hook
• Miter Box
• Bit Bin
• Tool Box
• Workbench
• Balance Beam
• Rope Ladder
• Adjustable Stilts
• Tic-Tac-Toe Game
• Wooden Pocket Knife
• Doll's Cradle
• Bike Rack
• Hockey Set
• Display Cabinet
• Desktop Bookshelf
• Baseball Hold-All
• Study Partner
• Modular Shelf Unit
• Thumbs-Up Coat Rack
• Audio-Video Storage Cube
• Throw Bone
• House Mouse
• Bird Box
• Pet Restaurant
• Pet Nest
• Bird Buffet
• Place-Card Holders
• Picture Easel
• Magazine Rack
• Trivet
• Key Caddy
• Crumb Box
• Cargo Ship
• Bull-Roarer
• Lively Snake
• Folk-Art Sculpture
• Whistle
• Leaf Mobile
• Slit Drum Puppet Theater