Product Description: Designed to entice, instruct, and entertain kids, this book's dozen fun woodworking projects help children learn basic woodworking and hand tool skills while developing self-confidence and strengthening problem-solving abilities. With step-by-step instructions, the guide teaches kids how to read drawings; measure and transfer dimensions; saw square edges and ends in lumber; drill holes; saw curved shapes; join wood with a hammer, nails, and glue; use a sanding block to smooth; and finish off each project with paint and varnish...read more

A young girl helps her uncle build a playhouse.

Product Description: Carpenters help people build things like houses, furniture, and maybe even a tree house. These handy men and women work with tools like hammers and power tools like drills to create all kinds of things. From building birdhouses to bridges, carpenters help make our community better...read more

A simple introduction to what carpenters do, including where they work and the tools they use. (view table of contents)

Discusses the use of the basic carpentry tools and describes how to construct birdhouses, doll cradles, lemonade stands, stilts, and other carpentry projects (view table of contents)

A young black girl repairs various items in her home using the tools in her toolbox.

A simple description of what a carpenter does in his daily work

Examines different kinds of jobs in the field of carpentry and highlights the necessary education and training

Instructions for making fifteen different articles from wood, with information on materials and tools and general directions for any woodworking project.

Supplies particulars on wood selection and finishing, gives tips for buying materials intelligently and for using power tools safely, and includes projects that are both useful and enjoyable

Introduces the tools and woods suitable for carpentry projects and gives instructions for making a bookcase and a birdhouse.