- Paperback: 212 pages
- Publisher: Reader's Digest Association (January 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0762101725
- ISBN-13: 978-0762101726
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 19.2 x 1.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 363 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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- #32 in Books > Home & Garden > Crafts & Hobbies > Wood Toys
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From Library Journal
These three dozen wooden toy projects reflect the late Norman Marshall's naval aviation and engineering background and include airplanes, autos, trains and construction vehicles such as a bulldozer, crane, and steamroller. The designs are not true-to-detail models, but use the bulk qualities of wood in simple ways to give child-appealing stylized versions of the ModelT, F-16, "Santa Fe," etc. Drawings, directions, and materials lists are most adequate for the toys, which measure about a foot in size. While hand tools can be used to make many of the toys, the directions are for power tools, with a bandsaw being quite useful. A brief introduction covers wood, wheels, mass production, gluing, etc. Recommended to crafts collections. W.T. Johnston, Coastal Plain Regional Lib., Tifton, Ga.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Toy Book!,
By Barrett Howarth (Orange CA, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Great All-American Wooden Toy Book (Reader's Digest Woodworking) (Paperback)
This book is great for making fun, easy projects that make great gifts. I have made a total of four trucks from this book. This book is a great way to introduce woodworking to kids. I would reccomend this book to anyone.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great book for the skilled woodworker with good tools,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Great All-American Wooden Toy Book (Reader's Digest Woodworking) (Paperback)
Since I purchased this book I have madea Model T Ford and am now making a Stearman biplane. The instructions are generally clear with good illustrations. Most of the projects are not for beginners and most require a table or radial arm saw, a band saw and a power drum/belt sander. The author's suggestion to use knotty pine is economical but most of this wood in my local home improvement stores is warped, bowed and generally a pain to work with. Spend a little more and use clear pine or better yet, poplar which in my area is available in many different sizes and thicknesses. Also, the author may love resawing wood to get the sizes that he recommends but it would be a lot easier to scale the projects so that they require standard thicknesses.
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Second Best Book Ever Written for Toymakers,
By "labyrinth37" (Warretnon, VA, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Great All-American Wooden Toy Book (Reader's Digest Woodworking) (Paperback)
I bought this book a few years ago when I started making wooden toys.I loved the designs in this book. They ranged from simple to more complext to suit differing levels of skill. Of course as your own level of skill increases, you can confidently tackle some of the tougher projects, although even the toughest of them was not overly difficult. I began selling the toys I was making from these plans at craft shows. They went like hot cakes! I could not make enough of them. Seems I wasn't the only one who thought these toys were neat. But for the Toymaker, whether you are a hobbyist, or looking to make a living with them, these toys are easy to make, great looking, and popular!
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