The Art Making Wooden Toys

Build 33 easy-to-make wooden action toys that bring science to life and actually demonstrate the laws of physics right before your eyes. These creative projects combine ingenuity and woodworking with real-life lessons in science, technology, engineering, art, and math—aka STEAM.

Norm Marshall was a well-known toy maker, whose classic toys were loved by children and woodworkers alike. They provided hours and hours of entertainment for countless generations, and best of all - they were easy to build. Now you can build a Norm Marshall wooden toy! With Great Book of Wooden Toys, you'll discover 37 three-dimensional projects, each complete with an exploded illustration, a materials list and detailed step-by-step instructions for a fool-proof building experience. More than 125 photographs show woodworkers how every piece goes together. A special chapter is also devoted to finishing or painting your toys for a professional look. Toys include: -Classic Model T car -Steamroller -Bulldozer -Biplane -Trains and much more. There's also 16 projects perfect for beginners - like a pull-along train and circus animals.

Illustrated instructions for making twelve simple wooden toys including a freight train, cargo ship, helicopter, and others.

Featuring over 75 patterns for wooden toys with safe, natural finishes, this book makes it easy to get away from the plastic and mass-produced and give a child playthings that encourage creativity and imagination

Learn to handcraft colorful and original wooden toys, from an off-road vehicle complete with working crane to classic folk toys.