my first all Neander project
Tom Sontag - St. Louis
>In fact, it qualifies as my first wood project at all. My brother and I were at that age when we played with Dad�s hand tools. We broke his folding rule and also the one he replaced it with, so that Christmas we each got some simple hand tools with our own paint color dotting each tool (no folding rule though). It must be the summer after that when we decided to make a clubhouse out of some lumber he had in the basement. I cannot tell you why he had lumber because he never made stuff, only doing the simplest home repairs until his business grew and allowed him to hire it out.
A couple neighbor kids helped, including one who ended up stepping on a nail. There were no other injuries to report since power tools were not involved. In fact, my guess is that we used only a saw, hammer, and screwdriver for the hinges, and one look at the picture will tell you we did not waste much time with the saw.
I know, I know. It was obvious to everyone who saw it. That is why my mom had us take it down in a matter of days � she wanted our neighbors to know we still had indoor plumbing. But to us it was a CLUBhouse. No window (none needed since the joinery left room for peeping out and circulation), but we did install a floor so there was a place to hide stuff underneath.
I no longer have the watch, but after nearly 40 years and many variations, I somehow have the same haircut.