Zany Wooden Toys that Whizz, Spin, Pop and Fly

Zany Wooden Toys that Whizz, Spin, Pop and Fly
28 Projects you can build from the Toy Inventor's Workshop
by Bob Gilsdorf

Softcover
205 x 205mm
224pp

Published by Fox Chapel Publishing Co. Inc., East Petersburg PA USA

R.R.P.$25.90

ISBN 978-1-56523-394-2

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Warp-Speed Penny Shooter Step-by-Step

Thumb-Action Marble Shooter

Pool Cue Marble Shooter

Nickel Spinner

Ricochet Shooter

U-Control Soccer Player

Tissue-Launching Crossbow Step-by-Step

Ping-Pong Ball Launcher

Rapid-Fire Nickel Launcher

Quarter Flipper

As reviewed in The Australian Woodworker Issue 151

One of the enormous benefits of working in wood is the ease with which shapes can be prepared for an endless range of items from fine furniture to children's toys.

This project book concentrates on the toy end of the spectrum, providing plans and constructional descriptions for 28 projects to delight the junior members of any household.

Most of the toys are easy to make though it will probably take a little time and talent to paint them to the standard illustrated in the book.

The Ultimate Adventurer's Vehicle will serve as an example of the way in which each of the projects is presented.

First there are four 3-dimensional drawings showing the variations of the vehicle. Then there several pages of dimensioned drawings showing how the various parts of the vehicle are to be made. These are followed by a full materials and tools list and instructions on putting the pieces together. The treatment is bright and light-hearted.

Some of the other projects are a Thumb-Action Marble Shooter, a Gold Medal Backflip Skier, a Mini-Croquet Game, Hand Hockey Game, Airplane on a Stick, a Ball and Socket Robot and a Poparozzi Gumball Machine.

These are fun projects and the book is deliberately fun to read and use.

Photos: Colour

Units of Measurement: Imperial

Contents

Introduction

SHOOTERS
Warp-Speed Penny Shooter Step-by-Step
Thumb-Action Marble Shooter
Pool Cue Marble Shooter
Nickel Spinner
Ricochet Shooter
U-Control Soccer Player

LAUNCHERS
Tissue-Launching Crossbow Step-by-Step
Ping-Pong Ball Launcher
Rapid-Fire Nickel Launcher
Quarter Flipper
Gold Medal Backflip Skier

GAMES
Golfinator
10c Labyrinth Challenge
Mini-Croquet
Hand Baseball
Hand Hockey
Hockey Man Target

TOYS
The Ultimate Adventurer's Vehicle
Mine Shaft Digger
Airplane on a Stick
Extreme Motorcycle
U-Draw Instamatic Camera
Ball-and-Socket Robot

GUMBALL MACHINES
Kicker Treat Gumball Machine
Poparazzi Gumball Machine
Poparazzi Popper
Monkey Toss Gumball Machine

APPENDIX: WOODWORKING BASICS Index.................................

Gold Medal Backflip Skier