- Hardcover: 211 pages
- Publisher: Rodale Pr (Sep 1986)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0878576274
- ISBN-13: 978-0878576272
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 18.3 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 810,976 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Provides instructions for making toy trains, railroad cars, trucks, steamboats, fighter planes, tankers, cranes, steamrollers, road graders, and bulldozers.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book offers a very good selection of plans for the 'toy maker.' For a mere 8.57 GBP (from Amazon) it has to be good value. Each toy is represented very clearly using 'exploded' views and I do like the use of feet and inches! So far I've built the crane, which as a finished model both looks good and works well. If you build it, do the stringing before you fit the roof...I didn't! This book is a must for the toymaker's book shelf.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Norm Marshall was a US Navy flyer who took up designing and making wooden toys when he retired after 25 years service.
The designs are all straight forward. Though they can all be made with hand tools, the woodworker with power tools at his disposal will do so quicker and with greater accuracy. The author used a SHOPSMITH. A few have turned parts so a lathe is necessary in those cases.
I like the way that many of the vehicle designs, like the Ford Model T car have parts which are interchangeable with others in the same group. He also likes making wheels in wood and uses only about three different sizes. I have made up several Model T cars in pine and they are attractive and appealing to children.
The quality of the publication is first class with every toy having an isometric view, detailed drawings of each part, a cutting list and descriptive tect.
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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Interesting Projects Without Spending A Mint
13 Sep 2000
Format:Paperback
I was looking around to find a few projects which I could work on in my spare time and which didn't require a whole room full of expensive woodworking tools to complete when I stumbled on this book. One nice thing is the nice variety of projects included. There are detailed plans and illustrations of 53 wooden toys. Required skill levels range from beginner (me) to the relatively more experienced woodworker. Projects range from a pretty basic pull along train with an engine and four cars to several variations of cars, airplanes, trucks, constructin vehicles, paddlewheelers, and a variety of locomotives and rail cars.
Each project comes with pictures of the finished product, step-by-step instructions, materials lists, and detailed drawings. The drawings are shown on a grid in which each square equals 1/2 inch. This makes it relatively easy to expand the patterns and transfer them to the wood stock or other material if you choose to make templates for future use.
Most of the projects can be made from relatively inexpensive 1x4 or 1x6 pine. That was a real plus for me. Have you taken a look at lumber prices lately? Tools were not a problem since I had almost all the basic power tools and accessories I needed to get started. I bought a couple of hole saws to make the wheels.
Marshall also includes an introductory chapter in which he discusses wood choice, tool needs, tips on cutting, gluing and clamping, patterns and templats, and finishing. Those who are experienced working with wood will probably find these basic tips unnecessary, but I found them helpful.
All in all, I like what Marshall has included in the book. Some of the projects seem a bit repititous, and many may not be sophisticated enough for experienced woodworkers. However, if you're looking for a fun, inexpensive, and satisfying hobby working with wood, you might want to try this book.
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
The Second Best Book Ever Written for Toymakers
10 Oct 2001
Format: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!
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!
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Great Book
7 July 2001
Format:Paperback
The author has a very nice approach to toy making, putting every step in the perspective of the main objective of a toy: making children happy. It has a nice hands-on approach and even when it lacks some detail, the projects look very nice when finished. Making some of the toys as been very challenging because of the limited tools I own, still you can get around most parts with a scroll saw, a hand drill and a belt sander.
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