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9th September 2013, 09:26 PM #1Intermediate Member
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Saxon's new fire truck
Just finished a little fire truck for the elder of my two grandsons. Not sure what to do about the 5 granddaughters though!
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9th September 2013, 09:51 PM #2
That's one good looking Fire Engine Peter, all ready for hours of fun & play, top job.
Who's plan have you used please?
On the girls.....
how about a truck & horse float;
a farm shed with a few animals;
dolls house;
dolls cradles or beds;
pram;
stroller;
a garage;
or maybe even a car or truck.....my girls played with them when they were little.....
Cheers, crowie
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9th September 2013, 10:40 PM #3
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10th September 2013, 08:44 AM #4Skwair2rownd
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Great truck!!!
CAn't help much with suggestions for the grand daughters.
Perhaps cradles, dolls, houses.
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11th September 2013, 12:20 AM #5Intermediate Member
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Saxon's Fire Truck
Peter and Dalboy.
Thanks for those comments. Yes, the plan was from Jim Makowicki's "Making Heirloom Toys". However, those plans leave a bit to be desired. For instance, in the parts list for the ladder, the rails were to be 14 1/2" long. OK, fair enough. I use the parts list as a cutting list. Then, when I get to the section on the ladder, it starts off "Cut the lader rails to the correct thickness and width but 1 1/2" longer than specified". Wonderful!. I've just cut them 1 1/2" shorter than they really should be! I have now noticed a few little things like that in his plans. It obviously pays to read right through everything before you start to mark and cut any wood. I find that as I get older it becomes harder to remember all that I've just read, so I just get a little cheesed off. Anway, apart from that, I enjoyed making the truck.
Peter, I have already started to make two of the pull along grasshoppers (from the same book), for the youngest grandchildren, a boy Harry and a girl, Elka.
I previously made dolls houses for two of my daughters so those are now being used by the next generation and I have to come up with three large rocking horses by Christmas. So the girls aren't actually missing out, it's just that there a lot more plans for "boy toys".
I did make one of the rocking horses the Christmas before last for my son's two older girls, as shown here.
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11th September 2013, 03:32 AM #6
When making from instructions like the book a tend to break it down and read only the bit that I will be making each time. If I try to read all of it I forget things
I also cut the ladder to the cutting list but made a jig to do the holes as the 1 1/2" extra he talks about is only there to hold the two halves together and then cut off.
Great looking rocking horse the girls certainly look like they are enjoying it
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