So my oldest boy (9), really showed an interest in trapping this year. He used my dogproofs and caught 24 coon. He caught, I skinned. I run a few coyote traps and he also really likes that, so he's been helping with all the lures/baits on those. He's got an otter tag, so we just put out a few water sets, and caught his first rat. But for xmas i thought i'd set him up with his own buckets, not that we need another, but i guess wouldn't hurt to have a remake bucket, someday he'll need his own. I am a machinist so I made everything i could, hopefully that may mean something to him someday. And i enjoy making it anyway. Some kids just have a knack for the outdoors and you can just see it, he definately does. Should have some fun years ahead, Hopefully the youngest (7) gets into it as well.

Very nice!

Lucky boy

He's off to a good start!

By the looks of things, I'd guess that you're either former military or Lutheran. :-)

Merry Christmas to him. Thanks for sharing.

Great job developing our future lindner115! Wow! are you organized-another great lesson-I never had that to pass along

Like I said i'm a machinist, details are my job. Its funny when i try to do something simple like build a feedbunk, its a bloody nightmare, my brain is trained for +/- .001 tolerances.

When you do the design work you CAN change your tolerances, great looking work that will last for years if it does not get forgotten and lost at a set location.

I've been a good boy all year. I'll send you my address.

Lucky kid, he'll love it.

I'd really like one of those sod buster hammers for xmas.....