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Thanks for the offer Phil but I plan to make a little box for the blocks as well. I am going to make 30, with the extra four letters being those the recipient needs to spell their name. Also, 30 is...

Well, the printout was a little jaggy and the cutting less than perfect but as a proof of concept I was quite pleased. Especially after all the previous mis-steps!


Side 1: Upper case C...

Thanks for all the comments. Progress has been slow due to the demands of the eventual recipient of the blocks...!

The story so far.

I have bought the wood (42 x 42 DAR pine from Bunnings) and...

I can if they are beautiful as those two.

I've often talked of making a rocking horse if we ever had kids and now, with a 1 month old son, I'll have to make good on the talk. Those pics of yours...

Thanks to all for the advice.

I am going to go with pine and I am about to start testing a few things out on the decoupage side of things.

I am happy to do this "project" as a WIP if people are...

To Whitewood: That's a good point about heavy blocks making heavier missiles. The comment about the wood being less important if the blocks are varnished also makes sense.

To sjm: I initially...

Well, a bit of research on the web shows that the American toy maker John Michael Linck has a few different woods that he uses. This page details the wood that he uses and their characteristics. ...

Hi all,

I would like to make some wooden blocks with letters of the alphabet on them for our little boy. I want them to be the sort of thing that will last a long time and the plan at the moment...

Hi all,

I first started woodworking at school in the mid-80's but only started back up again a couple of years ago. I enjoy pottering about under the house making bits and pieces for around the...