Lenny: I can recall as a kid building something similar, though not as elaborate. The ones me and my old man built didn't have shafts for the prop, and the boat was just a piece of pine with a point on one end. They worked though. I also used to build scooters made out of a piece of 1 x 6 with roller skates I stole from my sister on each end. These had a wooden crate on the front with handles, and they roared like a jet when you rode them on the sidewalk. Probably they're too dangerous for today's little darlings,.
Bill Stephan Kansas Citty MO Email: [email protected] Phone: (816)803-2469 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee A. Stone" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, May 11, 2009 11:39 am Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] toy boat > > i think that is a great program to get kids involved into > making > things. Lee > > On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 11:21:15AM -0400, > Lenny McHugh wrote: > > Well I had an interesting weekend with my grandson, Christian > age 12. For a > > school project he wanted to build a boat out of scrap wood. This > is for a > > craft trade program where kids make something then trade for > something that > > another kid has made. He had permission to have an adult use > power saws. > > Christian can use a coping saw better than most adults. We > talked a little > > about the design and he had a few books. I suggested that he > make a rubber > > band powered boat and that is what he finally decided. > > I first took a piece of 1x6 pine and cut a point on the one end. > In the back > > he cut out a part 1 1/4 inch wide and 2 1/2 inches long. > > He then used a mallet and chisels to cut two notches a 1/2 inch > long and 3/8 > > inch wide and deep for the motor. > > I cut a thin piece of wood a little over 1/8 thick 3/4 inch wide > and about 4 > > inches long. > > I then had Christian take a wood rasp or file to make a spot to > hold the > > paddle halfway in the 3/8 dowel rod. When the paddle was glued > in place he > > cut the rod to fit in the grooves that he chiseled in the back > of the boat. > > I then left him use my bench sander to round all of the points > around the > > boat. When he was ready to put the paddle in place I gave him > two electric > > cable straps and some small screws to put over the top of the > dowel rods to > > keep them in place. He then inserted two screw hooks right in > from of the > > paddle. Now a rubber band would be placed over the hooks and > around part of > > the paddle. By winding it a few turns when released it gave a > pretty good > > spin to the paddle. > > I then cut a strip that he would glue to the bottom to make a > rudder. Again > > he used the sander to shape the front of the strip and glued it > in place. > > I took a small piece of 2x4 and using the chop saw made the top > of the boat. > > He then used the drill press to drill a 1 1/4 hole to hold a > medicine > > container. This will both represent a smoke stack and hold a lot > of extra > > rubber bands. > > He got to use quite a few tools. A bench sander, drill press, > hand drill, > > coping saw, wood rasp, wood chisels and a mallet and a sanding > block. He is > > quite proud of the boat. He now has to paint it and have it > ready for next > > week. > > Christian, like me, also has RP. I want him to learn to use as > many tools as > > he can while he has some vision. We have become very close and > projects like > > this are wonderful. > > --- > > Please visit my home page; it is motivational, inspirational and > humorous > > with many resources for the blind. > > http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/ > > Lenny > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > > [email protected] > > To listen to the show archives go to link > > > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29> > Or > > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions > From Various List Members At The Following address: > > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > > > Visit the archives page at the following address > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the > following address for more information: > > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind > Handy Man list just send a blank message to: > > [email protected]! Groups Links > > > > > > > > -- > "When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, > "what's the first thing you say to yourself?" > "What's for breakfast?" said Pooh. "What do you say, Piglet?" > "I say, I wonder what's going to happen exciting today?" said Piglet. > Pooh nodded thoughtfully. "It's the same thing," he said. > Are you curious? Ask me about Temptations toy parties. >
