Family Business

My husband is a welder by trade and started learning at an early age. He started welding at the age of 5 for his dad around his dad's family business. Our sons are following suit. H eagerly picked up the welding torch at 5 yrs. old and with his Dad's help struck an arc. At the time he made quite a lot of "chicken scratch" on scrap steel, but that's what it takes to get a feel for the welder and the protective gear.

My husband tacked this mulch bucket together to hold it in place, but H welded the rest of it up entirely. It took him much of the day to finish, but he kept plugging away at it. C said he did a pretty good job of it, too. Our younger son is not quite as anxious to learn the trade. When he was 5, he said he would start learning at 6 yrs. old. When he turned 6, he said he would try at 7. He's 8 now, and he's tried it out a bit, but he prefers to let his older brother handle the torch while he watches over his shoulder through the welding hood to see how it's done.