Books, Home & Garden, Crafts & Hobbies, Wood Toys

Page 1 of 10 | next

DK Publishing
Pinewood Derby Speed Secrets: Design and Build the Ultimate Car
by DK publishing (Paperback)

For new competitors or seasoned racers, this informative, step-by-step guide reveals all the secrets to building a championship car. This officially licensed product of Boy Scouts of America, and written by a research scientist and father of two undefeated Derby Champs, this valuable and education manual features full-color, easy-to-follow instructions and is perfect for parents and kids alike. "I've seen a lot of first-time participants since founding the Pinewood Derby in 1953. If you want to compete successfully your first time out, or improve on last year's finish, this book is for you." -Don Murphy, founder of the Pinewood Derby and author of Pinewood, The Story of the Pinewood Derby

Charlie Self, Tom Lensch
Crafting Wood Logic Puzzles: 18 Three-dimensional Games for the Hands and Mind
by Creative Publishing international (Paperback)

For centuries, logic puzzles have entertained, inspired and educated kids of all ages. Studies show these engaging "brain teasers" provide unsurpassed benefits to the body and mind, increasing manual dexterity, mathematical abilities and overall intellectual agility. Crafting Wood Logic Puzzles provides plans and instructions for crafting 18 of the most popular manual puzzles. Projects range from traditional "put together/take apart" games like pentominoes and soma cubes to more sophisticated "unlocking" head-scratchers, such as the Burr and Heart Box puzzles. Readers will also learn specialized cutting, drilling, sanding, gluing and finishing techniques that make crafting wooden puzzles possible.

Jim Makowicki
Making Heirloom Toys
by Taunton (Paperback) (Release Date: 1996-10-01)

Troy Thorne
Pinewood Derby Designs and Patterns
by DK Publishing (Paperback)

The Ultimate Guide to Creating the Coolest Car! Ready to take the design of your Pinewood Derby car to the next level? Foranyone who wants to wow the crowds with sleek lines and eye-catching extras,Pinewood Derby Designs & Patterns is the only guide you need.

Rodney Frost
Making Mad Toys & Mechanical Marvels in Wood
by Sterling (Paperback)

Rodney Frost’s collection of playful mechanical contraptions will captivate anyone who operates them—and they’ll entice the creative woodworker too, because these whirligigs are as much fun to make as to maneuver. The secret to these movable marvels: propellers and other action-filled parts made from wood or metal. Full-size schematics and drawings, plus detailed written instructions, will guide woodwokers smoothly through building, carving, and assembling such enchanting projects as Grandad’s Night Out, a wild and wonderful gadget with a handsomely dressed figure that dances on a box; the Politically Incorrect Weather House (it contains a hygrometer to measure humidity); and Mr. Muscles & Little Ms. Threemore, two exercise buffs who work out!

Cyril Hobbins
Traditional Wooden Toys: Their History and How to Make Them
by Linden Publishing (Paperback)

Including a wide range of toys, dolls, and games from around the world, this guide includes a general introduction to the history of toymaking and a substantial amount of historical information on a wide variety of toys, including spinning tops, poseable dolls, and 19th-century tumbler toys. Featured toys are richly illustrated with watercolor illustrations and supplemented with instructions on how to create them. This comprehensive resource for woodworkers and those interested in the history of toys includes information on the tools and materials necessary for the toy workshop and how to set-up and maintain a toymaking business venture.

Jim Makowicki
Marvelous Transforming Toys: With complete instructions and plans
by Taunton (Paperback) (Release Date: 2000-10-15)

With this book, woodworkers can build any number of unique toys in six different categories: boats, trucks, houses, planes, vehicles, or ships. Each system uses easily made interchangeable components. An initial chapter discusses materials, tools, jigs for cutting small parts, and safety issues. The rest of the book contains scale drawings (with dimensions) and step-by-step instructions, with 200 color photos, and 330 B&W illustrations.

Anders S. Lunde
Making Animated Whirligigs (Woodworking Whirligigs)
by Dover Publications (Paperback)

An expert at designing and making the wind-powered toys known as whirligigs shows how to create more than two dozen traditional and original models. Patterns include animals with spinning wings, people with waving arms, and more. Easy-to-follow instructions, detailed illustrations.

Anders S. Lunde
Action Whirligigs: 25 Easy-to-Do Projects (Woodworking Whirligigs)
by Dover Publications (Paperback)

Easy-to-follow instructions and measured drawings for creating 25 charming little wind-driven toys--from the simple Baking a Pie whirligig to the Woman at the Computer to a variety of weathervanes. All are excellent woodworking projects because they're easy to do, inexpensive, and--most of all--they're fun! For all levels of ability. 98 black-and-white illustrations.

Les Neufeld
Tremendous Toy Trucks: With Step-by-Step Instructions and Plans for Building 12 Trucks
by Taunton (Paperback) (Release Date: 2001-09-01)

Simple, functional…and just plain fun: that describes the 12 projects in this collection of classic wood toys. The projects featured here include dump trucks, a tow truck, a flatbed, a semi, a cement truck, logging trucks…you name it. There's a project for every woodworker -- and hours of imaginative play for the lucky kids who will get the trucks once they're made. These designs are varied and durable enough for kids who play hard. Included are more than 300 photos and illustrations, and the projects have working parts -- from winches to rolling wheels.

Page 1 of 10 | next