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Great stuff Bruce. You've got me thinking now, as I've always planned on having a go at one of these.

Hey, great tractors Willem. Unfortunately, a lot of children these days have no idea what a tractor is, nor what one looks like.

Superfoot

Have you tried using bamboo skewers? I find that they make terrific dowells for small projects, and they have a lot of strength. Not sure about how they take a stain though.
Love your work.
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I'm in.

Cava, Just over 55mm in diameter, mate. They were made using one of the Carbatec wheel cutters. I wasn't impressed with the wheels when I made them out of straight timber, but by using thick plywood,...

Stevo,
You might also drill pilot holes for any brads etc that you might use, so as not to split the thin sides. I find that a brad itself, with the head cut off, is a great substitute for a small...

Once again you tend to shame some of us with your output and the quality of your work. Love those timbers. Nothing like that in SA. Keep up the great work.
Superfoot

Dave
I do make toys, including the motorcycles, for sale through the Mens Shed. Proceeds go to help keeping the shed running, as we pay no fees and we do have a paid Co-ordinator. However, the...

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This one is a tribute to Fletty and those wonderful motorcycles that he produced for his grandchildren.
I loved them when he put them up on the forum and then of course had to have a...

Crowie,
I knew I'd seen the plans for your pedalling cyclist somewhere earlier, and I've now rediscovered them at: http://www.greenvillewoodworkers.com/pdfs/misc_pdfs/toyplans/plan070.pdf
Cheers,...

Hi Kev
I notice that you're using pine for the mudguards. Try using some hardwood as it's a lot stronger and stands up to the work better than pine. Great stuff Mate.
Superfoot

Terrific job Ruddy. I have an 1873 Winchester 44.40 saddle carbine and you've produced an excellent replica. Would you mind letting us know the web address for the lever action. I'd love to have a go...

It also looks a little like the Australian Cypress. You should be able to see some of that around to check it against. Try having a look at Carbatec out on Magill Road. They have quite a bit of...

Peter,
How did you make the radiator grilles? They look very similar to some I've made by slicing a piece off of a scrap piece of merbau decking (with the grooves). It certainly saves having to go...

Hey Geof, I absolutedly love it!
Superfoot

Hell Peter, well done! Were you the official photographer?
Superfoot

Great stuff Treecycle. I had to repair a metal one recently for our shed. Where did you get the metal bucket?
Superfoot (Oh, by the way, the little 1" belt sanders are going great guns)

Treecycle,
The 5" disc is self-adhesive but am going to pick up a Velcro converter disc tomorrow from Adelaide Tools. Incidentally, there is a second-hand Ryobi 1" belt sander (just a rebadged...

Following my recent comments, I took the new sander in to our Mens Shed last Tuesday and everyone was very impressed. So much so that My mate Tony asked me to order one for him (he says he's hopeless...

Treecycle and Cooroy Toymaker, I have also been eyeing off those small 1" sanders and I finally bought one via the net from Melbourne Tools several days ago. I am very pleased with it to date and...

Kwaka
If I need one (or more) and I don't have any on hand, I just make my own. If I need a pin 6mm in diameter, I take a short piece of 6mm dowell, say 70mm long and a short piece of a larger...

Thought I'd post a couple of photos of my latest achievements, a road grader and bulldozer from the Norm Marshall book. Have also been churning out the Norm Marshall biplanes at our mens shed...

Hey Cooroy Toymaker
Just looking at my old book "Simple Wooden Toymaking" by Bob Mathias and I found the plans for the castle in a box (or "foldaway fort") as it was called in the book. I scanned...

Last Saturday and Sunday the Unley City Council Library held a celebration (not sure what for actually). Anyway, Tony and I from our T.O.Y.S.Workshop were asked to do a bit of a demo, so along with...

Leo
When I showed my daughter the just finished firetruck, I also showed her a couple of steel cannon barrels that a friend had given me recently. She then said that she would love a pirate ship for...

Brett
Your rocketships take me back to my childhood when I was always drawing very similar rockets. Funny, I haven't evaen had a bash at whipping up some myself now that I have a lathe.

Superfoot

Fantastc job on the truck, Thesmo. I'm another who tends to prefer the natural wood colours, although sometimes the paint really sets them off.

Superfoot

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...

Just finished a little fire truck for the elder of my two grandsons. Not sure what to do about the 5 granddaughters though!

Superfoot

Peter, that was a new one. I've seen a few others and made some small tubes with lids for a friend last year. I was going to make one for myself by routing grooves in a piece of timber and then...

Great job Crowie!
It reminds me of the time I had to make bunks for our kids and then afterwards belted my head on the upper bunk when I sat on the lower unit to read them a story. I ended up...

At the Toys Workshop that I attend in Clarence Park, someone has cut off the standard drill piece and then welded a thinner diameter shaft drill in its place. Very handy when using small wheels where...

There is another place in Australia. Michael Mason of Angaston (Barossa Valley SA) runs the Woodcarvers Haven and he runs weekly woodcarving classes three times a year for those who want to come from...

Ruddy
That is terrific! I might borrow the idea for a couple ofgranddaughters this Christmas.
Cheers
Peter M

Crowie
You can buy tubes of the pimpled rubber sheeting that theyuse for the handles of cricket bats. Alternatively you could just cut some ofthe flat sheeting to size and glue it to the wheels....

Dirk
The overall length is 31-32mm (or 12 1/2") long. The model is from the "Great Book of Wooden Toys" by the late Norm Marshall and his old mate, Bill Jones.According to the list given of the...

It's interesting that you noticed. There was no indication and I automatically thought that the propellor would rotate clockwise from the front, so instead of just cutting out a flat plywood prop, I...

Thanks Crowie and others. There is a very warm and fuzzy feeling that comes with an acknowledgement from one's peers, not to mention the good feeling from having finished another project.

Peter M

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Started fiddling around with a piece of oregon at the Toys Workshop last week and then took the very roughed out body home to work on. The 40 and 60 grit belt on my sander...

A couple of weeks ago my second daughter,Hannah, asked if I'd make a toy wooden truck for a friend's young son. He oftenplays with my little granddaughter and is a lovely little fellow. Hannah said...

Beautiful, Crowie! He should be one very happy little boy. How many of the Model T's have you made now? I bet the number is getting up.
Cheers
Peter

While perusing some of the other postings to this site recently, I came across one where someone was using his old bench top drill press as a lathe for making wheels, having first taken the head of...

Thanks for those very encouraging comments guys. This time I have attached a photo of the rocking horse (alright, it was originally supposed to be a rocking mule) that I made for my granddaughters...

I've posted a few comments up to now but have not shown any of my work.
I started off just before Christmas 2011 by making a jeep from a picture I saw on the net. Then I made a wooden train from a...

Crowie
I used a brass wire brush in my drill and gently buffed the surface rust away.I then applied some meled beeswax sparingly and then buffed it with a piece of cordura until it remelted and...

Came across an article on a guy called Sunia Reznik whilst I was looking for some authentic photos of the old American 4-4-0 steam locomotives. This guy not only makes beautiful wooden models, but...

Crowie
I found this after a bit of searching. Couldn't find any write-up however, just photos of the models. People like that shouldn't be allowed, they mak the rest of us hide in shame!
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Star
I guess you have looked at the contacts for timber in ourown forums, i.e. the Market Place at

TIMBER SALES (and MILLING EQUIPMENT) MARKET - Woodwork Forums

Peter H

Pete,
Try Island Speciality Timbers at Geeveston in Tassie

Huon pine » Island Specialty Timbers

They used to put out a catalogue every so often and the prices weren't all that bad.
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Have you tried some of the various Tasmanian timbers? They have a good range of both hard and softwoods. Some of the pieces of Huon Pine that I picked up some time ago machine up beautifully and look...