Making Construction Vehicles for Kids: Complete Plans and Assembly Drawings for Eight Toys That Really Move

by Luc St-Amour

Overview

Parents, grandparents and woodworkers with small children in their lives will love these chunky model construction toys. Built to last, these eight wooden toys make the perfect "made with love" gift for children ages five and older.

Each construction model features over-sized, exaggerated parts that are easy for little hands to manipulate. And the moveable wheels and buckets will keep imaginative children engaged in hours of creative play.

Complete assembly drawings for eachof the eight toys make these projects simple for adults to make. The author also includes tested and proven parts lists and full-size cutting templates. 

All of the models presented here can be made with common shop tools. The author recommends a scroll saw, a drill press, a belt/disc sander, a one-inch belt sander, a band saw, and a thickness planer.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781565231511
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	01/19/2001
Pages:	114
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Luc St-Amour is the author of Realistic Construction Models You Can Make, Amazing Vehicles You Can Make, and Antique Cars and Trucks You Can Make. He lives in Gatineau, Quebec.

Editorial Reviews

Kids (and grownups who are young at heart) can never have enough toys. In these titles, St-Amour shows how to make a slew of realistic model vehicles from wood. Each title offers plans for eight vehicles: a bulldozer, backhoe, pickup truck, airliner, motorcycle, and a train are just some of the offerings. Building toys with small parts requires special care because of the choking hazard to small children. St-Amour solves this problem by offering plans to make similar trucks in two of the books; one offers rugged designs without small parts for kids (Making Construction Vehicles for Kids) and the other offers more elaborate display models (Realistic Construction Models You Can Make). The third title, Amazing Vehicles You Can Make, offers designs for both play and display with guidelines for use. The attractive designs are appealing, offering something for everyone. Most woodworkers will be capable of completing these designs, although some are much more complex than others. All of these titles will be of interest to woodworkers and should be part of libraries' collections. If you can only justify one of these titles, the Amazing Vehicles will serve the widest audience. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

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