Thread: How making these models got me seriously interested in Woodworking

About 2 and half years ago I got hold of a book of Heirloom Toys which had plans in it for some great looking replica cars and trucks. They looked way beyond my capabilty and I didnt have a lathe or a band saw or a bench sander etc etc etc. I did have a 20 year old triton Mk3 workcentre (which is still my only table saw) and a Triton router and router table. I had never turned anything in my life before but I figured I might have a go a making the wheels because that seemed like a fun challenge and so stuck my electric drill in a drill clamp, made myself a tool rest and using some crappy old carving chisels I had aquired years before and never used, plus one or two carpenter's chisels, set out to make 5 identical wheels After understanding that slow and steady is the way to go and thats there's such a thing as a "Grab" when turning, I finally achieved my goal. Then I just started making one bit at a time - concentrating on each component one by one - rather than the completed project, which can be a bit overwhelming. And so after about a month or two of weekends - voila! - I had made a Ford Model A Pickup which looked remarkably like the picture in the book!! Below are some pictures