Professional designer and woodworker Jim Makowicki's 22-project collection reflects uncanny historical detail and technical accuracy. Each ingeniously designed toy is a potential family heirloom, as a plaything or for display. Makowicki's sophisticated toy designs are extraordinary. Some Making Heirloom Toys projects have over 50 pieces; one, a handsome ferry boat complete with vintage vehicles has over 100. There are simpler toys, too, all suited to the average woodworker's skills. <ul>
<li>Projects are meticulously researched and include scale drawings that can be copier-enlarged into full-size working plans. </li> <li>Readers get step-by-step details, including safety, design and finishing information. </li> <li>Projects are mostly transportation toys: cars, trucks, airplanes, trains, boats and more.</li> </ul>

Making Heirloom Toys

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Makowicki, Jim

Crafts & Hobbies

Taunton

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.

Marvelous Transforming Toys: With complete instructions and plans

The Taunton Press

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Making Heirloom Toys

Marvelous Transforming Toys: With complete instructions and plans