Today, we got our scroll saw
, an early Christmas present from Sara's mom and dad. We got home and started work on our first project, a simple and fun wooden toy.This bear was cut out with the scroll saw
, drilled holes in the bear's hands (paws) and the laced some nylon rope through the holes. A simple toy that the kids are enjoying immensely.This is the beginning of a new venture for the Cowperthwaite family. Nathaniel wants to learn how to use this saw and other woodworking tools in order to make various wooden toys. He hopes to sell them online and at local craft fairs.
Sara and Virginia are the ideas department, with Virginia thinking of fun things to make that kids will enjoy. Sara has lots of ideas for educational games and also has a flair for the artistic.
My father, George Cowperthwaite Jr. lives in Gouldsboro, Maine and has been working with his scroll saw for many years now and makes everything from 3D optical illusion art to clocks, puzzles, and ornaments. We hope to help dad sell some of his wood art via the website Nathaniel is building.
In the coming days and months, we hope to have more projects like this to share with you all. We also plan to make kits of multiple age appropriate wooden toys to send to missionaries. These toys will be great for the children living in the city, the country, the jungle, and more. Pairing these with Sara's education toys, and we just might be onto something here. Whether we make money doing it or not, we love working together and sharing with others, so I see this as a win/win situation.
