Wood toys to make with your kids.

[@bascostbudde7614]

You're showing such a splendid model of character here again. A true motivator.

[@RexKrueger]

Glad you think so!

[@robvegart]

Amazing that a crisis really let us know just who we are with one another. Picture what we are really like without internet or TV or radio. It was once like this long ago. Family was the entertainment and the life.

[@beardietwitch]

Rex Kreuger is the woodworking equivalent of Bob Ross. Thanks for making the world a better place! Edit: corrected grammar.

[@kwazhims3lf]

some deficiencies no fro, no squirrels in pockets, no beating of devils out of things

[@fowlkesbrian]

he actually reminds me more of Alton Brown

[@Corathor]

Louis Rossman.. look him up :-P

[@jerbear7952]

​@@kwazhims3lfsome of those are benefits in many ways.

[@Masterproll]

Hey Rex, when i was 6 jears old i started woodworking with my grandfather in his litte woodshop, everytime i visited him. He build anything i needed back in the days for me, boxes, chairs, toys and many more. Till today (30 years later) i love woodworking and making toys like yours. It's realy relaxing and working with kids is great. Best thing is their little smile when they realize that they did it with their own hands. Keep on you good work. And all the best wishes from Germany.

[@lowellhighbargin2839]

*Woodworking for Humanity... love your channel

[@MrMeasureTwice]

Well, you never fail to make me smile! For that, I thank you for ALL that you do. Every shaving, every mortise, every thoughtful idea. Thanks Rex - God bless you and your family!

[@RexKrueger]

You are so welcome

[@Nverinder716]

I’ve been binging this series, but the rubber band gun in this one really made me smile. My grandfather made one for me when I used to stay with them in Georgia over the summer, traced the pattern from a water gun I got at a dollar store (that looked exactly like a colt python, back when you could buy that sort of thing!!!), and I played with that rubber band gun more than I ever did the water gun!

[@stellabelikiewicz1523]

Every time I see videos where parents get kids engaged in making things, it brings me so much joy! Tiny present and future creators!

[@dankerr7076]

This is what I love about America, we all come together in times of need. We all figure out how we can help out our friends and neighbors. School by me will be shut down for the rest of the year. As I am figuring her sched out my nine year old daughter wants some shop time daily!!! Rex you rocked it!!!

[@NALOvs]

Cool! I've no kids....but i guess I'll build the rubber band gun for myself :D

[@adrianabshire]

NALOvs make sure you don’t put your own eye out with that thing!!! Lol

[@thunderusnight]

I am a kid and my dad is like a kid when it comes to rubber bands lol gonna try to make it

[@jerbear7952]

Kids are way easier to make than these projects are.

[@gius1337]

Thanks Rex for the video! I just picked up 4 pallets and ripping them apart to prep for my kids coming next week. The weather is nice and my balcony is prepped for making some wooden projects with my kids aged 6 and nearly 8. We probably will not have much of a result, but spending the time with you kids, doing stuff with your hands and enjoying it, even though it is just making holes, hitting nails or just sawing stuff, this is the time they will remember. Take care and make the most out of the current situation. Looking forward to more videos!

[@imranh5395]

I think Rex is a pretty cool dad 😎

[@NeoYAG]

My 5 year old daughter loves my little dozuki saw! This project will be awesome for her! Thank you Rex!!

[@CarlosEduardoLangoni]

I learned more from woodworking in the last couple of weeks, since I found this channel, than on the other 6 months since I started research about it (an watched a ton of videos on youtube). Now, to complete the the 'game', I can see that woodworking for humans is more than a title, you are an amazing guy! Thanks Rex! Congrats from Brazil!

[@joshpirogovsky]

You are the only KZbinr that has an intro that I don’t skip.

[@simonrourke9817]

Thanks Rex, hope you and your family stay safe

[@bamabry]

Man, I love your channel. I went from watching one random video (not even sure how I found it), to binging all your videos, to becoming a patron. And it's because of content exactly like this. We came because of the awesome projects, stayed because of the fun/happy attitude, and support because of the wholesomeness (is that even a word?). You do a great job of picking useful projects (planning on 4/5 of these for nieces), that are attainable, and fun to do. Thanks for all you do.

[@RexKrueger]

Thank you for being here!!!

[@petersmedley459]

Rex, you’re a cracking fella! Your knowledge, your skills, your explanations and patience are first rate...but it’s you and how you are that makes it all sing.

[@joshs5313]

This is what the world needs right now. Thank you.

[@DuxLindy]

You're a great guy doing great things, Rex

[@markhrabe]

You are a class act Sir! We need to spend more time with our kids and less time on social media. I deleted my social media and don’t want to miss a minute of my kids childhood.

[@spetsnatzlegion3366]

Something you guys might find useful: if you need a mortise chisel (or generally just a thin chisel) but can’t get one because delivery times are beyond shocking right now, get a flat head screwdriver and some sandpaper and sand the end to a point before honing. Don’t forget to ventilate or wear a dust mask (if you can find one right now) while sanding. It doesn’t take too long and can get pretty decent results.

[@CeeJayThe13th]

That's a cool tip! I've done that before in a pinch. Depending on what you're trying to do, you may not even need to sand it down. Be careful about smacking it with a hammer though as screwdriver shafts can splinter and cause injury. You can also do a similar thing with a Phillips screwdriver to make a makeshift punch or awl. Just sand or grind the tip as round as possible.

[@brw3079]

Time together with family! Priceless!

[@kimmonshandtools6849]

I’ll have to make these with my daughter soon. Right now we are about to start on a poplar fairy house she wants with all kinds of tiny furniture. Should be fun! I love bringing her out to the shop with me on the weekends and it’s one of her favorite things to do too. She loves helping with just about anything. She’s super clean freak to the max so she picked all the cracks out in the concrete last weekend with a stub of TIG welding rod.

[@chrisstork3595]

A slightly more advanced project (both in building skills and gameplay) for older kids is an Othello board. I used to have one (didn't make it; I bought it traveling abroad somewhere). Basically the same as the Tic Tac Toe board, but expand it to an 8x8 grid of holes and paint 64 pins white on one end and black on the other. Pro tip: the looser the holes, the easier to flip the pins with your fingertips. On mine, the board as also the lid of a shallow box to hold all the pins. Come to think of it, I just might have to make myself a new one...

[@Sardious]

I've been using it, I do not work in an office by with the wife and kids home we have done more house stuff. I have been doing a major reduction to time on the computer and online. I'm breaking away from caffeine and working on getting to sleep and waking up earlier. I hope that when I come out of this we will have a clean house with some painted rooms, we will have spent a lot of time together and I'll have broken a bad habit and gotten work into a good one.......The time with the kids has been fun so far. Also I think we are going to bake the tick tac toe board from here and then make a little trebuchet that can throw treats for the dog to catch. He's good at catching things and that sounded fun

[@davidskerritt9530]

Good stuff. My 2 1/2 year old granddaughter simply goes mad helping in my small workshop. It's great just to see her discover how a set-square Works and then how to use a false square. THis kind of experience beats all hi tech crap. Thanks

[@jamesperrin3762]

Even my soon to be three year old loves using a brace! She’s a traditionalist and eschews power tools.

[@seanlyman4049]

Great job and great message. I always enjoy your videos but this one is super timely. Thanks Rex

[@RexKrueger]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Frep77]

*shoots can without looking* "Jesus Christ it's Jason Bourne."

[@RexKrueger]

..ooooor I just have a good editor.

[@milanthemilan5015]

@@RexKrueger nah,Bourne it is.

[@davidhignett4108]

@@milanthemilan5015 Rex's haircut is the key to the disguise. Regards, Tom Cruise (I wish)

[@stlalways6715]

Nah. Bourne would have another site for people to donate to. Wish he had an alternative for people who understand why respectable you tubers refuse to use/stopped using patreon and a way for people like me to feel ok giving money. God bless and stay safe during these volatile times.

[@martyngregory1282]

Thanks Rex Stay Safe best to You and Your family

[@RexKrueger]

Much appreciated

[@mattadulting]

Index finger straight and in line with the barrel... Like its an ingrained habit. We just learned something else about Rex. 😁

[@RexKrueger]

I can't help it! I grip everything that way.

[@mattadulting]

@@RexKrueger if it is shaped like a pistol grip, I grip it as such.

[@louisvictor3473]

4:10 A surprise Jörg Sprave jumps into the screen "Hello and welcome to the Sling Shot channel! Let me show what I came up with! Let me show you its features!"

[@CeeJayThe13th]

*laughs in German*

[@elfpimp1]

Hahahaha!!

[@benjaminholcomb9478]

It might be fun to figure out how to put two independent triggers on that band flinger. One in front of the other like an old-timey double barrel.

[@RexKrueger]

I agree, but the clothespins are easy and independent.

[@benjaminholcomb9478]

@@RexKrueger you could tie them in to the clothes pins even. You'd have to make some sort of lever system. On one hand, I don't think it would be particularly difficult. On the other, it isn't exactly a necessary modification. It might be fun to do if you get reeeeaally bored though.

[@mohammedkhalidhoosen5781]

My late grandad and I made that when I was a kid in a very simple way. We made it like a slingshot. We took a scrap piece of flat wood. Glued a chothes peg {clothes pin} at one end. And a nail with an elastic band to the other end. When we pulled the elastic band to the peg; it left small gaps that was enough to put some stones or anything in it to slingshot at targets. By releasing the tension in the peg.

[@kryptonite5315]

Fantastic video not only for these dire times, but also when I want to win brownie points by giving the wife a break AND escaping to the shop for a few minutes with the little one here and there! Much appreciation for your work and thoughtfulness, Rex! Stay safe

[@cozimfrench]

Amazing as always, hope you and your family are safe, looking forward to the next video!

[@johnthompson3462]

Great idea for the times we are in now.Well done

[@RexKrueger]

Thanks 👍

[@AaronTWas]

We’ve done toy robots, I’m working on birdhouse parts right now, and the rubber band gun is next! Stay healthy Rex!

[@RexKrueger]

You too!

[@pnwRC.]

Nice video, Rex! Great idea to keep the lil people busy, & happy while schools is closed.

[@benjaminholcomb9478]

I've heard you can save trees by making it out of wood instead of paper too. 10/10 would recommend for all environmentalists. (1:06)

[@jimmccormack4777]

Excellent stuff. I'm going to make these tomorrow with my kids. Well done again.

[@corncobjohnsonreal]

I don't have kids but I'll have fun playing with my new toys. Thanks

[@nathanmcwayne5705]

Listening to you while I finally set up my garage shop. Keep doing what you do.

[@profharveyherrera]

Thank you! Great ideas. I've been working with my kids on a folding desk for their room buy I'm sure they'll enjoy this better.

[@RexKrueger]

Wonderful!

[@jkrause365]

We used to play with those when I was a kit. We made 'em bigger, so they could shoot large rubber bands cut from used car inner tubes

[@RexKrueger]

wow, I didn't even think of that.

[@jonhohensee3258]

When were you a kit?

[@whisperingeaglelanders2339]

You stay safe too (and your family).❤

[@מעייןהמלבלבתחייםםםם]

Thanks, take care your family and yourself, be 💪!!

[@garydargan6]

Rubber band guns. That brings back memories. Mine were scaled up to rifle size and used strips of inner tube instead of rubber bands. They also used a different trigger so you could shoot rocks instead of rubber bands. The original wild west slingshot. Looking back on the crazy things I did it was probably a miracle that I survived childhood with everything intact.

[@Cadwaladr]

Another easy game to make and play is the Royal Game of Ur. As a woodworker, the board is easy enough to make, the rules of the most basic form of the game are easy for kids to learn, and it's a really fun game. You can use D4 dice if you have them, or you can use coins, since they have the same probability. One of the most popular games in the world for 3000 years. And speaking of the oldest games in the world, there's also Mancala, which is easy to make, and you play with beans or pebbles or whatnot. Google the rules, it's fun to play, and again, popular for many thousands of years.

[@davidhignett4108]

Great Inspiration. Created with love and respect and humour. Six grandchildren that I miss like crazy will be getting age-appropriate glue-up kits from Grandad. And gradually, I'm emptying the shed. More time needed. Stay safe, and love to all

[@craftybarstool2830]

Gonna make this right now on my way to the shed

[@Doc-Holliday1851]

This makes me so excited for when my little man is old enough to help me in the shop.

[@JackCliffordWilliams]

Coming back for round two in summer 2023. 😀👋

[@rawlsawh2804]

Not the hero we need, but the hero we deserve

[@RexKrueger]

You're very kind.

[@hansdegroot8549]

Great design for the TIC TAC TOE game. Thanks for sharing.

[@seansmith1479]

Great videos. Love how you develop and build skill sets. A checker board project would be a great cutting and shooting board exercise. Glue the squares to a backer board for stability.

[@nich479]

I love Kreg jigs so much.

[@thegoodfight365]

Thanks. Cool and clever idea.

[@walterrider9600]

thank you Rex .

[@Omapk]

Exactly what I need, gonna make them as a gift.

[@adrianabshire]

I thought for SURE you were going to add sound effects when you tested the gun - that ‘pit-ew’ and maybe a screaming falcon sound! Lol. Great video! Thanks for the entertainment!

[@TheHandToolery]

Love this, Rex!

[@ConflictedSwitch]

Reminds me of the rubber band wands my friends and I made with a clothespin attached to a 3/4 PVC tube with epoxy. I think I dialed the wow factor up to 11 when I put an end cap on the back and dropped a laser pointer down the front.

[@justinjdavis79]

Awesome job

[@gregghernandez2714]

"You'll shoot your eye out kid." Santa - A Christmas Story. Great projects from a great Dad. Next project - A score 4 game. A three dimensional connect 4 game. My brother and I used to play that game for hours when we were kids.

[@RetroGaming16]

Yo-yos are another fun thing to make if you have a lathe and a moderately heavy hardwood. They take a little practice, but are simple to make after a while.

[@michaelzimmerman8959]

That's a good thing to do with your kids, maybe even simple bird houses.

[@sethwarner2540]

Dont forget STILTS!! and PICK-UP STICKS! Do you ever work with BAMBOO? Cheap and splitable, bendable, light!

[@ragnkja]

Seth Warner Stilts are only really suitable for those who have their own garden, since they’re not really indoor toys, and hanging out in parks and similar areas is discouraged or even illegal many places.

[@sethwarner2540]

@@ragnkja Wait! What? Cant go outdoors? Not in my town; just maintain 6' spacing between people! Where do you live? I am thinking England; I love England, and the English, so I am aghast at your suggestion you are not allowed outside at all!

[@deelanders6132]

Pick up sticks were the best. Steady hands

[@syedfawwad2096]

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[@k1ng401]

Made one of those rubber band guns when I was a kid. Didn’t look as nice as yours though. I was inspired by a Readers Digest story “Shootout at the Red Horse Barn”. Good times.

[@chesserbuddy36]

Thank for the ideas. The kiddos will enjoy making the tic tac toe board. Since we have just about ran out of jigs to build for woodworking. Now onto the fun stuff.

[@senterpoint]

It's great your daughter works with you, cherish this time. Also that gun sure seemed to have a man size grip!

[@canedobrazil3209]

Thanks four vídeo to Brazil.

[@athmostafa2462]

Awesome 😊 .

[@TheHoustonWay]

Good projects. Made the Tic tac toe board for my son, so simple, looked great and he loved it... (And inevitably lost all the pieces in the first day lol ) good thing there's always a few dowels around . Thanks for the videos

[@MCsCreations]

Beautiful job, Rex! 😃 I'm going to make the game!!! 😃😃😃😃😃 Stay safe with your family!🖖😊

[@RexKrueger]

Thanks! You too!

[@damiank1fan]

Thanks Rex! Cheers from Argentina.

[@karakashin9415]

Can you make a video about lathe chisel sharpening jig - both how to sharpen different chisels and how to make the jig?

[@RexKrueger]

I could, but I feel like that's really been covered.

[@karakashin9415]

@@RexKrueger Fair enough. Thanks for responding.

[@Phly-Boy]

If you wanted a more traditional trigger mechanism, you could make a trigger, pin it in the center with a nail, and then attach a rubber band from the top of the trigger to the bottom of the clothespin. Great ideas, as usual!

[@RexKrueger]

I like it!

[@ArmageddonAfterparty]

7:57 For a nanosecond, I feared you were going Curt Kobain on us.

[@plainspirate]

Will build tic tac tow with Wally tomorrow. I should make a inner tube rifle like we did as kids (diabolical rubber band gun (capable of small game hunting))

[@chriscoleman2489]

Nice work Rex. My 2 teens want to do the "3 Tool Bench" as a challenge, but I need to check I've got enough wood to make 3 at the same time! (Obviously because I need to make one as well!)

[@RexKrueger]

You can do it!

[@TobiPHartmann]

You are a wunderfull human rex Thanks a lot man My daughter (4) is always scared about noise in my Workshop

[@RexKrueger]

Happy to help

[@rahulsuryagandh9388]

Very nice sir

[@BensWorkshop]

Stay safe.

[@adamdearing918]

Love those two Rex! I’ve been watching your videos for quite a while now and I just realised I’m not subscribed 😮 that’s now rectified!!

[@RexKrueger]

Welcome!

[@adamdearing918]

Rex Krueger thank you very much 😎

[@Certified_Art_Teacher]

Genius!!! 🙌

[@thomasprovitt1806]

Thanks!

[@thunderusnight]

Man you are the reason I am able to stick put this corona corona thing without going mad. You and my phone of course

[@MikelNaUsaCom]

i think most board games could be done... othello, chess, shoots and ladders, hungry hungry hippos, monopoly, candyland, risk, cards against humanity, just google board games. guns, cars, tractors, trucks, trailers... or just a bird house or wooden tools to play in the dirt... shovels, etc.

[@jonhohensee3258]

And how many of them have YOU made?

[@buzzgallagher]

My Teacher wife will be glad to give you links to learning channels.. the public schools have a large percentage of families without computer or internet so public schools don't provide homework or online learning. Mrs Buzz is a catholic school teacher and they are continuing the curriculum that the students have about 3 hours a day work. Tests are just beginning to be posted on her online webpage.

[@lourias]

There is a modified version of Tic-Tac-Toe. Each person is given 6 pieces. The pieces should be "nestled". 2 small 2 medium 3 large If you have a token larger than the opponent, you can place that token on top of your opponent's token. Is is commercially available, and requires a different strategy then regular Tic-Tac-Toe. I would personally make my tokens from various bottle caps, if possible.

[@jamesbaldwin9969]

Thanks for the positive words. You stay safe as well and don't shoot your eye out. LOL

[@mtsinterests3255]

great livecast

[@RichardBuckman]

I would love it if you could do some videos on making puzzles. Burr puzzles, Japanese puzzle boxes, soma cubes, packing puzzles, etc. Have you seen puzzlewillbeplayed.com? I’m loving your channel to learn woodworking and starting to learn and acquire tools to make puzzles.

[@wastelandgoat8950]

I do have a random question for you, How much room do you have in your shop space? I'm looking for a space to do projects and right now the best I can come up with is a shipping container. If I use 13'x 7.5" (after 2x2 framing and insulation) of a 20 foot container I would have about 91 Square Feet to play with. On good days I can take work outside but I'm figuring for cold, snowing or raining days and I wanna do some fun projects.

[@elizabethdean2532]

I love to build dollhouses for all my grandchildren, but I had had my son-in-law cut the walls from the patterns I make. With the virus, though, it would be a good idea for me to cut them myself. He loves power tools but I don't. On the other hand, I have plenty of time and plenty of strength! I need to make straight cuts up to about two feet through 3/8th" plywood. Do you have a video that covers this? If not, could you tell me an inexpensive saw I could use? I hope you can help me, sincerely, Gramma Dean

[@alexyoungcarpenter4208]

nice idea

[@cheryliverson6327]

How do you play the game?

[@mauricehouser7353]

Rex, I noticed in one of your videos you had a wood lathe, and was wondering how you keep your wood turning tools sharp? I recently purchased a Sorby 6 piece set and looking for ways of keeping them sharp? Have a set of stones and dual disc bench grinder but no jigs. your thought would be welcomed.. MOE

[@RexKrueger]

You know, I wrote a whole book on getting started with the lathe: amzn.to/3aqTVWw

[@mauricehouser7353]

@@RexKrueger Thanks for the information, your skills and creativity are truly amazing......on getting the job done! Moe