Lee Brubaker
Established Member
Mark....correction, I'm Canadian but if you go back to about 1910 my Grandfather moved the family from the U.S. to Canada.
Paul: David Wakefields book is a good one complete with many hints on how to make animated toys. Another source is your local library who often have books in their handcrafts section.
In my case, I make all of the components that go into my toys except dowelling which I purchase & use as axles for the wheels. Because the
toys are donated at Christmas for inner city kids I never meet the parents & with the hoo haw over the toxic finishes recently on Chinese made toys I never put a finish on the toys. I would not want a parent to deny use of the toy over finish concerns. Instead for color, I rely on different wood species to provide contrasts.
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Lee
Paul: David Wakefields book is a good one complete with many hints on how to make animated toys. Another source is your local library who often have books in their handcrafts section.
In my case, I make all of the components that go into my toys except dowelling which I purchase & use as axles for the wheels. Because the
toys are donated at Christmas for inner city kids I never meet the parents & with the hoo haw over the toxic finishes recently on Chinese made toys I never put a finish on the toys. I would not want a parent to deny use of the toy over finish concerns. Instead for color, I rely on different wood species to provide contrasts.
Lee
