Review of The 20 Woodworking Tools Every Kid Should Have
Posted: 26 Nov 2023, 15:03
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The 20 Woodworking Tools Every Kid Should Have" by Robert Bergdahl.]
Do you have a kid who is good at making things and wants to get into woodwork? Or maybe just a kid who you want to get off the couch and do something? If so, The 20 Woodworking Tools Every Kid Should Have by Robert Bergdahl might be the book for you.
Bergdahl is a grandpa from Pennsylvania who has been doing woodwork for over 50 years. He learned woodworking from his own father, who was a master craftsman, and is now passing on his wisdom to the next generation.
In the book, Bergdahl runs through 20 tools that are an essential part of woodworking and explains how to use them. He also runs through how to keep yourself safe while doing woodwork and how to build your own woodworking bench.
It is a very accessible book. The book is written in an easy-to-understand and relatable tone, like your own grandpa was teaching you. There are lots of photos and diagrams throughout the book to help a reader visualise what is being explained. The book is also well edited; I only spotted a couple of minor errors while reading it.
I had to learn a lot of my handiwork skills as an adult because they weren't really things I was taught growing up. This book gave me some useful ways to think through how I might teach my own kids to make and fix things for themselves.
I didn't find anything I disliked about the book.
Overall, I rate The 20 Woodworking Tools Every Kid Should Have 5 out of 5 stars. It is a useful guide for teaching kids to do woodwork in a relatable way, and I didn't find any significant issues with the book.
I would recommend this book to anyone with a kid who wants to get into woodworking. The book is designed for 14- to 15-year olds to be able to read for themselves, but it would also be suitable for teaching younger kids to do woodwork if there is an adult helping them.
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The 20 Woodworking Tools Every Kid Should Have
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Do you have a kid who is good at making things and wants to get into woodwork? Or maybe just a kid who you want to get off the couch and do something? If so, The 20 Woodworking Tools Every Kid Should Have by Robert Bergdahl might be the book for you.
Bergdahl is a grandpa from Pennsylvania who has been doing woodwork for over 50 years. He learned woodworking from his own father, who was a master craftsman, and is now passing on his wisdom to the next generation.
In the book, Bergdahl runs through 20 tools that are an essential part of woodworking and explains how to use them. He also runs through how to keep yourself safe while doing woodwork and how to build your own woodworking bench.
It is a very accessible book. The book is written in an easy-to-understand and relatable tone, like your own grandpa was teaching you. There are lots of photos and diagrams throughout the book to help a reader visualise what is being explained. The book is also well edited; I only spotted a couple of minor errors while reading it.
I had to learn a lot of my handiwork skills as an adult because they weren't really things I was taught growing up. This book gave me some useful ways to think through how I might teach my own kids to make and fix things for themselves.
I didn't find anything I disliked about the book.
Overall, I rate The 20 Woodworking Tools Every Kid Should Have 5 out of 5 stars. It is a useful guide for teaching kids to do woodwork in a relatable way, and I didn't find any significant issues with the book.
I would recommend this book to anyone with a kid who wants to get into woodworking. The book is designed for 14- to 15-year olds to be able to read for themselves, but it would also be suitable for teaching younger kids to do woodwork if there is an adult helping them.
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The 20 Woodworking Tools Every Kid Should Have
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
