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Made with the Shopsmith
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 9:14 pm
by Gene Howe
Made this for the grand kids.
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 9:32 pm
by beeg
Good looking digger and it looks like he LIKES IT. Isn't it GREAT when ya built somehthing form them and they play with it.
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 10:02 pm
by judaspre1982
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Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 2:17 am
by charlese
Boy! That's a homemade toy both of the kids will remember fondly 50 years from now. Beautiful!!!! Couldn't be better!:D
Lasting Memories
Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 6:54 am
by mbcabinetmaker
Great job Gene. It is fun and games to them now, but that toy will be with them for life in one way or another. My Grandfather was an old time carpenter and always carried a wooden toolbox. He made me a smaller version of it when I was about 5 years old. Not only do I still have it I have his original with tools displayed in a special place in my upstairs office. I am still amazed at the work he could do with just a few hand tools.
Mark
Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 8:52 am
by Len
Looks like the makings of a great engineer there, with only about 50 years difference.
Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 10:22 am
by tom_k/mo
Well done Gene, that looks great. Should keep him busy for hours.
Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 11:16 am
by Gene Howe
Thanks for looking and commenting, guys.
The little guy, Sam, is 4 and his sister, Ella, is 2. She likes it as much as he does. She just doesn't quite have the lever movements figured out yet. Sam figured it out in about a minute.
They're all headed for Kadena AFB on Okinawa in a few weeks. Guess I'll disassemble it and ship it when they get settled. Probably have to clean out all the diesel and drain the crank case, first.
Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 1:16 pm
by tom_k/mo
Gene Howe wrote:Thanks for looking and commenting, guys.
The little guy, Sam, is 4 and his sister, Ella, is 2. She likes it as much as he does. She just doesn't quite have the lever movements figured out yet. Sam figured it out in about a minute.
They're all headed for Kadena AFB on Okinawa in a few weeks. Guess I'll disassemble it and ship it when they get settled. Probably have to clean out all the diesel and drain the crank case, first.
Gene, my Sister and Brother-in-Law were stationed there for a couple years. My youngest nephew was born there. If you get the opportunity to visit, you should go.
Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 2:16 pm
by a1gutterman
Hi gene,
Great looking shovel you made! Where did you get the plastic shovel for it?