Kids woodworking sets?

[jammie*dodger]

I'd like to get my son a woodworking set for his 5th Birthday. Does anyone have any recommendations for one and where I would get it from?
Cheers, Rob.

 

[SVB]

Nice chap over the pond called Tom!

Quality lasts and sharing your toys is a very good quality for a 5 year old to learn.

Best of luck.

Simon.

 

[PAC1]

I got a set for my son at that age from John Lewis. They were real tools rather than plastic toys. They come in a tool box

 

[TheTiddles]

Nice chap over the pond called Tom!

Quality lasts and sharing your toys is a very good quality for a 5 year old to learn.

Best of luck.

Simon.

:lol: took me a moment to get that one!

Aidan

 

[Tierney]

Faithfull do a carpenters set with a couple of planes, marking guage, try square; but, it doesn't have saw, hammer etc. and is £50

 

[jammie*dodger]

Thanks for all the replies. The John Lewis kit looks quite good and I think he'll love it. Cheers, Rob.

 

[Dave S]

An alternative could be to do what my Dad did for me when I was about 5 or 6. He got me a small set of tools, but bought them individually rather than as a set because he could get better quality for money that way.

The first thing I made, using my new tools and with my Dad's help, was a small toolbox.

The toolbox retired a long time ago, but I still use the small Gents saw, hammer, screwdriver and bradawl from that original set.

cheers
Dave

 

[matt]

I've still got the toolbox that my dad made for me when I was about six (making it 34 years old).