Can campers use hand and power tools to create projects?  Absolutely!  Our shop allows campers to gain confidence in working with power tools as well as standard hand tools.  Projects are developmental in nature with more complex projects being available to campers who choose to visit the shop frequently.  Projects include chairs, a variety of toys, boxes, shelves and projects of their own design. A current staff member wrote “One of my first memories of camp was going to wood shop.  I was nine years old and terrified of anything resembling a power tool.  The staff warmly greeted me and helped me pick out a project to tackle.  I settled on a pig-shaped coat rack.  With a little help, I went to work cutting out the pig-shaped background on the jigsaw.  As I finished the cutout, I felt like a pro.”  Campers who come to enjoy working with wood are also invited to work on projects and repairs around camp in a program called “BC Builders”. They also work with our maintenance director and woodshop director on new buildings.  Self-confidence grows with each swing of the hammer!