The boys and their tools

Around the same time the new motorcycle appeared in our garage, Noah got a new bike and all of a sudden our garage has become an accident waiting to happen. My gut reaction was a shed, but trying to find a solution that didn’t cost quite so much, we decided a bike rack was in order. Did you know bike’s these days often don’t have kickstands? So take a bike with no kickstand, a lazy kid who just wants to leave their bike anywhere and a messy garage in need of cleaning… you can imagine the chaos.

Weighing the options, Jason looked online and found a few bike racks we could buy, but then found plans to make a simple rack out of 2x4’s and 2x2’s. Last Christmas Noah got a tool set and he has been dying for some kind of project other than tightening drawer knobs, so we decided $25 spent on wood and hardware was a small price to pay to give Noah and Jason a fun project.

First step was to review the plans and determine what they needed followed by a trip to Home Depot. They then shut themselves in the hot garage for two nights. There were various lessons learned such as “righty, tighty, lefty, loosy” and “measure twice, cut once.” But the end result was well worth it... a new bike rack that was exactly what we needed, as well as some quality guy time with wood and tools. What is it with boys and their tools? I’ll never understand it.