From well before the time I was old enough to walk, my Father had a shop much in the vein of "The Woodwright's Shop" ( but well before that show) called "The Bodger Shop". Repro furniture, no glue, no nails, bending wood that was steamed over a coal fire, went into the woods and felled trees, drug them out on his back, everything by hand- the whole nine. Amazing stuff. Glad that I had that experience as a child. Really shaped me as far as woodworking goes, or working in general. Needless to say, hand eye coordination is my strong point. :)
Here is a pic of me weaving a chair seat when I was about 14-15 or so... You can just make out the head of the sawhorse just above the top slat of the rocker I am working on.
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See that foot powered treadle lathe in the background? That is what I am going to turn some brush blanks on, if I can notch out the time.