Thread: A Train Set

Looks great to me Ruddy.
Love the number.08-08-08 the only engine with that number
What finish did you use Ruddy?

Originally Posted by Ruddy

Hello all,
I have made a few toys over the years and have found the book "Making Hierloom Toys" by Jim Makowicki a great source for ideas.
The attached picture is a one of his designs that I have made using various pieces of timber I have collected over the years, the boiler and wheels are all from Mulga and other parts are from Osage Orange, White Ash, Australian Cedar,She Oak and some Teak.
One of the good things of making these sort of toys is that you only need small amounts of timber.
This one was made for a friend of mine's son who was born on August 8th this year.

Ruddy

nice work

Brilliant, great work.

Thanks all.....Aussie, I used Cabots satin polyeurathane on most of the train after sanding to about 400 grit.. The turned parts were finished with the Ubeaut products.

love it Ruddy,especially they way you got the two tone boiler to look.

Nice job and no little bits to break off.. When he gets to play with it, he will be in train heaven!!!!!

Chipman

Magnificent! And when he learns to read, he'll be amazed again.

Joe

Beautiful work. Looks great!

Great job on the Train Ruddy.
If you are into toys there is another good book " How to Make Animated Toys " by David Wakefield. i have made some of his & kids love them.
Some of mine are here
http://pohallor.fp.execulink.com/toys1.htm

Paul

That train is georgeous!
I know kids will go for colourful painted toys, but I love the natural ones..... always thinking ahead.... when the kids are done playing with them.... the natural ones will look like loved pieces of art on any shelf in the house.... giving a house a real home kind of look. Nothing beats natural wood.

Paul..... do you ever sleep? There are more toys on just that one page of yours then I'd think anyone could produce in a life time! lol
I did get that book you mention from our local library a couple of times, but haven't been brave enough to try ...... there's also one for dinosaurs from the same author! It's even got a dino rocking horse in it, dino swing and clothes rack....

I've had a hard time finding books on the real old fashioned toys tho - simple things, like the clowns falling off the ladder etc... bought a book from fox chapel but it only had a couple of things I was after... and the directions aren't all that clear. Wonder why nobody bothers gathering all the old favourites into one book with good , simple instructions?

Juvy

Nice train Ruddy

I love the fact you have put his name and date of birth on there that sort of thing makes toys and the like so much more special to the receiver.

When I get more time and organise my shed I would love to have a go at something like that

Paul
If I read right you make all of them toys to give away. if so

you must make a lot of kids very happy