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Making Wood Toys Books

Pinewood Derby Speed Secrets: Design and Build the Ultimate Car
by DK Publishing
Amazon Price: $10.36
Customer Reviews:
» This is the second book that my wife brought home from the library to assist me in building a car with my son.

Each section is broken down into a basic, intermediate and advanced approach...

» With my childhood derby losses and humiliation well done and gone and my 8 year old ready to take on the big world, I needed help in a big way. This book was just what the doctor ordered. My son lear...

» Pinewood Derby has been an American tradition for Cub Scouts since it was originated in 1953, a fun event for Scouts and their fathers. There are many books out there that tell you how to make Pinewoo...

» I purchased this book due to a very poor showing last year (one of the first out) After reading the book and selecting what I thought to be the most critical components of a fast car, my son and I too...

» David Meade's book is fantastic. I had no idea you could do so many things to a pinewood derby car. The instructions are easy to follow, with lots of photos. I am not someone who is comfortable buildi...

Crafting Wood Logic Puzzles: 18 Three-dimensional Games for the Hands and Mind
by Charlie Self, Tom Lensch
Amazon Price: $12.89
Customer Reviews:
» I've made three puzzles so far. Making them is a bit of a puzzle in itself, as you can imagine. All were done using a bandsaw. They all worked. I did'nt have to redue anything, so the plans were ...

» This book has proved to provide both interesting and in some cases challenging wood working exercises.

The resulting puzzles are a big hit with friends and family - the hints for presents...

» This is a really great book. It has plans for a couple of sleds for the table saw and 18 puzzles. It has materials lists, easy to use instructions with solutions to all puzzles and lots of helpful tip...

» I have made 5 of the 18 puzzles out of this book, but have found 3 mistakes in the book. So you need to be smarter then the author of the book to figure out the mistakes. I enjoyed the book and like t...

Making Heirloom Toys
by Jim Makowicki
Amazon Price: $13.57
Customer Reviews:
» Brought for my father who is retired and lies to make wooden things for grandkids. He reported he loved the book and got some really good ideas.

» This book has very creative and quality toys to build. It has excellent plans, instructions, drawings and full color pictures. I recommend it highly. I have built the truck fleet and they are the t...

» I used this book to make a little dump truck, a jet plane, and a tugboat, soon to be given to my grandson. I did not find the fact that not all plans were full-sized a problem This is common and the...

» The book provides scale drawings of several projects. But in order to use them you first have to photocopy the plans at the appropriate (and provided) zoom level. This was difficult, especially sinc...

Tremendous Toy Trucks: With Step-by-Step Instructions and Plans for Building ...
by Les Neufeld
Amazon Price: $13.57
Customer Reviews:
» I have only been woodworking for about a year, but I have already built about half the trucks in this book. They are not only fun to build, but not too difficult. Every kid I've shown them too has gon...

» An easy to use, well documented series of innovative life-like wheeled toys that can all be made with a basic set of woodworking tools and limited woodworking equipment - Drill Press, Disc/Belt Sander...

» I do most woodworking in the winter. This book has been extremely satisfying. I've made all of the projects & several of the semi-tractors & mmonster trucks. Would like to purchase more projects by th...

» I was surprised by both the quality of the book and the detailed guidance. I found the illustrations and the the designes to be of high quality in both details and attractiveness. I am happy with this...

» I'VE BUILT 7 OF THE 12 TRUCKS AND THEY ARE FANTASTIC. I PLAN ON DOING 11. PLANS ARE VERY DETAILED AND EASY TO FOLLOW. THERE IS SUPRISINGLY FEW ERRORS FOR THIS TYPE OF BOOK CONSIDERING THE NUMEROUS MEA...

Tops: Making the Universal Toy
by Michael Cullen
Amazon Price: $12.21
Customer Reviews:

Making Mad Toys & Mechanical Marvels in Wood
by Rodney Frost
Amazon Price: $12.21
Customer Reviews:
» This author is somewhat neurotic. These projects rather qualify as kinetic art for a sculptor who might just as easily be a recluse hiding in the desert making cats disappear. The projects seem just...

» This is an excelent book for advanced toymakers.
I have made several of the mechanisms.

For old timers be aware trhis is just a reprint of his pevious book
"Whacky Toys,.Whirl...

» Although this book has lots of intersting ideas it is difficult to follow the plans to complese these projects. Other than that is is a good resource.

» Great book but as noted below, exactly the same as the other book still being sold here. 5 stars if you don't have the other book, one star if you do.

» First of all if you already have Rodney Frost's book, "Whirligigs and Whatchamacallets" don't bother buying this book. This is just the revision title. I ordered it, because I lost my last copy. No...

Pinewood Derby Designs and Patterns
by Troy Thorne
Amazon Price: $10.36
Customer Reviews:
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About a week ago I attended my son's first cub scout meeting. The pack leader handed me a plastic "lunch box" that contained all of the parts I would need to build a pinewood derby racer!

Creative Kinetics: Making Mechanical Marvels in Wood
by Rodney Frost
Amazon Price: $10.17
Customer Reviews:
» This book is great for exactly the same reason that the other two reviewers *didn't* like it. It is written for kids. And very well written at that. It has simple explanations and do-able projects ...

» I have mixed feelings about this book. I wanted to like it because I liked the author's prior book and I expected this to be a continuation. The cover art suggested more complex movements than the...

» The cover is misleading. It shows an interesting artwork but the text is trivial in ideas. The approach is to consider a mechanical linkage, cam, crank etc., and then give detailed instructions on ma...

Animal Puzzles for the Scroll Saw: 30 Projects in Wood
by Judy Peterson, Dave Peterson
Amazon Price: $10.17
Customer Reviews:
» The book is excellent , a good price and delivered in a timely manner.

Toys, Games, and Furniture: Over 30 Woodworking Projects You Can Make for Chi...
by Family Handyman Magazine Editors
Amazon Price: $10.17
Customer Reviews:
» There are beautiful pictures of the finished work- and many of these are projects I would like to make. But beware- the plans in this book are nonexistent, and the directions are skimpy at best. Notic...

» Good points: Cool designs that both kids and adults love.

Bad points: I don't recommmend this book for beginning woodworkers. It will only serve to frustrate you and will discourage yo...

» This book has lots of really neat projects and ideas. I was pleasently surprised at how much I liked. I gave it to my dad for Christmas and everyone was putting in their orders before the night was...