Timeline for Putting together a tool set for children 8-11
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| Nov 3, 2014 at 13:44 | vote | accept | Chris Cudmore | ||
| Oct 29, 2014 at 18:32 | comment | added | TX Turner | @Ecnerwal- if I recall my scout book correctly, that is the source of the soap recommendation. Not that it's not okay to tell them the book is wrong, but that may be a topic better reserved for boy scouts rather than cub scouts. And agreed on Harbor Freight. You'll notice the tools I recommended aren't very complex, and are therefore hard for HF to screw up. ;) (I hesitated on the tape rule, that one's easy to get a cheap brand with 'issues'.) | |
| Oct 29, 2014 at 18:11 | comment | added | Ecnerwal | Be very picky if shopping horrible fright, et al - if your first set of inexpensive tools is also "cheap" in the "not actually inexpensive, since they don't work as they should" sense, it can have a lasting impression other than what you seek here. It need not be Lee Valley (et al) hoighty-toighty, but it needs to be functional, or you should skip it. "Bad tools for children" are a terrible idea, and "an empty box to fill up yourself" is actually preferable to that. | |
| Oct 29, 2014 at 17:56 | comment | added | MichaelF | At Harbor Freight you can often pick up other things really cheap like flashlights, magnetic tool/screw holder, magnifying glass and even small tool boxes to put them in! | |
| Oct 29, 2014 at 17:18 | comment | added | Chris Cudmore | How about a plastic mitre box with saw? | |
| Oct 29, 2014 at 17:17 | comment | added | Chris Cudmore | @alt These are cub scouts. A little young for knife work. | |
| Oct 29, 2014 at 16:28 | comment | added | alt | volunteering with scouting myself, i heartily recommend a set of tiny carving knives - exacto or other brands. really helps to pass those long july days at the tomahawk summer camp, whittling. | |
| Oct 29, 2014 at 15:55 | comment | added | bib | @AlexandreVaillancourt While the saw is a good idea, there is a higher level of proof-of-skill-level necessary than with the other tools, especially if the lower age is 8. | |
| Oct 29, 2014 at 15:28 | comment | added | Ecnerwal | I'd swap the soap for wax, such as beeswax - and you know where to find beeswax - in the plumbing section ;-) While soap will also get screws in, wax won't promote corrosion over time, which soap can. small framing square - speed square (the plastic ones are quite affordable and hold up better than I'd have expected) | |
| Oct 29, 2014 at 14:17 | comment | added | user25447 | I would add a small hand saw and a carpenter pencil. | |
| Oct 29, 2014 at 14:01 | history | answered | TX Turner | CC BY-SA 3.0 |