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Hi gang,

The past two weekends, I've had a herd of Boy Scouts in my backyard building a book case for a local middle school. Much of the work was done with my SS. The rest with hand tools (i.e. router). The scout who designed the project wanted to make it it extra sturdy. 3/4 " oak plywood for case and shelves. 1"x 2" oak for the face frame. Oak and melamine for the bottom drawers. Shelves are set in dados and secured with glue and brads. The rails and stiles of the face frame are held together with half lap joints, glue and brads. Almost completed this weekend. Maybe a couple more days to finish.

This is the fourth Eagle project the troop has done in my back yard on my SS. Kinda neat, huh?

It is wonderful to see kids wanting to build things. And it is great that you can give them your time and share your knowledge with them Jim .

jdramsey wrote:...This is the fourth Eagle project the troop has done in my back yard on my SS. Kinda neat, huh?

You Bet, JD!!! Four times kinda neat! We need guys like you and the young men you help mature.

Back in the day when I was active in Cub and Boy Scouts, a seasoned leader pointed out the real purpose of the Scouting Program(s). He said "We need to point out the fun, and learning of the programs, because if we told the boys the real purpose was to BUILD CITIZENSHIP QUALITIES, we wouldn't attract many boys!

Keep up the good work!

Makes an old teachers heart beat a bit faster. Thanks for sharing.