Skate ramps, zip lines, go-carts, and more! In this super-fun book, Todd Davisextreme sports athlete and host of HGTV's'Over Your Head' presents 25 awesome projects for dads to build with their kids. Busy dads can choose projects that range from simple to challenging and take anywhere from five minutes to a full weekend. Readers are given all the directions they need to grab materials that can be found around the house or at the local hardware store and get to work banging up a sweet BMX ramp or half-pipe, building a tree house or tire swing, or throwing together a slip-and-slide or tie-dye station for an afternoon of fun.With plenty of color photographs, easy-to-follow instructions, and detailed illustrations,'Handy Dad' is chock-full of creative and inexpensive ways to keep kids (and dads) entertained for hours.
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Todd Davis hosts the HGTV program Over Your Head. He lives in San Francisco and is the handy dad of 2 boys.<br><br>Illustrator Nik Shulz is the founder of L-Dopa Design + Illustration. He lives in Sonoma County, California.<br><br>Juli Stewart is a San Francisco-based photographer.
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The perfect antidote to a world oversaturated with television and video games
July 8 2010
By Midwest Book Review
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Format:Paperback
Handy Dad: 25 Awesome Projects for Dads and Kids is a user-friendly compendium of construction projects that dads (or moms, uncles/aunts, grandparents, or anyone else!) can create to promote quality playtime activities with children. From a backyard rope swing, to a bird feeder, a tree house, a half-pipe, or even a tie-dye shirt, the ideas range from toys that promote physical activity to delightful personal keepsakes. (Not all of the projects involve woodworking, although many do.) Older children can even participate in the joy of building something with one's own hands, under close supervision of course. Each project listing spells out the needed tools and materials and where to find them, along with step-by-step instructions. Full color photographs illustrate this wonderful guide to tapping into one's creativity to spend quality time with children. The perfect antidote to a world oversaturated with television and video games, Handy Dad is highly recommended.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent for the beginner
Mar 23 2012
By Freelance Andy
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Format:Paperback
Without knowing anything about wood working, I jumped into a "weekend project" in the middle of the book. The pirate treasure chest/toy box looked easy enough, so I copied the shopping list and went to Home Depot. $70 later I had the materials. After 9 hours of work, I had a finished toy box that looks very much like the one in the pics. It's a quality piece, built by an idiot. (attaching pic above)
Handy Dad has tons of helpful pics, and the directions are thorough. The projects vary in complexity, but everyone should be able to do at least half of them. Material costs will vary, but a cost estimate on each project would have been nice. Still, great book.
Edit: I built the skateboard project (pic above), also a "weekend project." It looks great and rides even better. It only took 5 hours, some of which was selecting parts. There's a ton of variety in skateboard stuff, so I talked to the people at a local Zumiez shop. I selected good quality beginner stuff, and spent around $170 after tax including the wood. Keep in mind, a nice longboard starts at $200. Just semi-pro trucks start $100 each. This could be a $600 skateboard, or I priced it as low as $60 if you use all cheap stuff. I guess this is why there are no price estimates; costs will vary depending on the builder. Also, the author likes Ipe wood for some of these projects, but my local WoodCraft didn't have any. They suggested Brazilian Cherry could do the same thing. Finally, I tried to use one smaller size drill bit than what the instructions said. I figured the hardware wouldn't be loose in the deck that way, but then they wouldn't even go in the holes. Turns out the directions are spot on.
Handy Dad has tons of helpful pics, and the directions are thorough. The projects vary in complexity, but everyone should be able to do at least half of them. Material costs will vary, but a cost estimate on each project would have been nice. Still, great book.
Edit: I built the skateboard project (pic above), also a "weekend project." It looks great and rides even better. It only took 5 hours, some of which was selecting parts. There's a ton of variety in skateboard stuff, so I talked to the people at a local Zumiez shop. I selected good quality beginner stuff, and spent around $170 after tax including the wood. Keep in mind, a nice longboard starts at $200. Just semi-pro trucks start $100 each. This could be a $600 skateboard, or I priced it as low as $60 if you use all cheap stuff. I guess this is why there are no price estimates; costs will vary depending on the builder. Also, the author likes Ipe wood for some of these projects, but my local WoodCraft didn't have any. They suggested Brazilian Cherry could do the same thing. Finally, I tried to use one smaller size drill bit than what the instructions said. I figured the hardware wouldn't be loose in the deck that way, but then they wouldn't even go in the holes. Turns out the directions are spot on.
9 of 12 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good for older kids- maybe 5 and up
Aug 7 2010
By Sofia B
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This is a detailed book! I guess I was expecting a picture book with IDEAS about things to do with kids. It's instructions, step-by-step, page by page for completing the projects. It's a good resource to keep around for the coming years. Our kids are 2 and 10 months, and most of the ideas are aimed at older kids, so I think it will get used more later.
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