For Christmass one year i got a Handy Andy tool chest. It had a hammer, screwdriver, square, pencil, and saw. Probably a ruler as well, since you need to be able to measure to do wood working. The main problem was the wood. I was given an old orange crate to take apart. The wood from the sides and bottom was quite hard and brittle, probably 1/4" thick. The end pieces were thicker and a softer wood.
So, the project was a stool for my mother. I mentioned the hard brittle wood; well I suspect that the wood was harder than the steel used for the saw. I remmeber working hours and hours trying to cut the boards with that dull bendable saw.
The thicker wood was used for the ends and the seat, while the bracing was done with the thinner brittle wood. Needless to say the thin wood split when I nailed it. The stool was rather wobbly, but my mother used it for years when working in the garden.
I can't remember for certain, but I must have been in grade 2 or 3 when I got the tool kit. We moved to live with my grandfather when I was in grade 4 and the stool resided in the driving shed with the buggy and carriage and other gardening tools.
Did anyone else have a Handy Andy tool kit?
