Today was the third installment of Bruce’s woodworking class series; the kids made boats. It was by far the most involved of the three projects and we were both a little worried about how it would be executed. Due to some great organization and planning on Bruce and Rob’s part, it came off without a hitch.
First, there was the usual instruction from Bruce.
And this time a written list of the steps.
He made a sample of what the main part of the boat would look like after the first step, which I thought was funny.
He fit in a little demonstration about gluing wood. Here’s video in two parts.
There were lots of stations set up with a parent helping the kids at each one. There was gluing with Jon.
Drilling with Allen (everyone loves the drill press).
Sawing with Ian.
Nailing/sawing with Rob.
More nailing. (Finn’s here with Mark; lots of parents helped with this one!)
Of course, the hot glue gun made an appearance.
And general chaos.
Once they cut out their sails and had a grown-up help them attach it, they could decorate. Here’s Finn.
And here’s Ezra working on his string railing.
While the glue dried, we had lunch and the kids ran around, played with the hose and the trough (originally built for boat races but a little too narrow), and generally had a good time.
Finally, in a quieter moment, Finn, Chapin and Ruby floated their boats (and themselves) in the pond.