Making Toys Without Wooden Toy Plans.
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The beginning.
I first started making toys out
of wood many years ago even though I had no wooden toy plans. My elder
sister had gone through a divorce and was living back at home with two
young children and not much cash. Christmas was coming and the boys
wanted a toy garage.
After looking in all the toy shops it soon
became obvious that what was available was either very small and not to
put too fine a point on it, rubbish, or far too expensive. Even the most
expensive items did not seem very well made and were probably not built
to last and that was almost 50 years ago! Today with planned
obsolesence I imagine finding lasting quality will be even harder.
Anyway
to make a long story short we decided to try and make a garage out of
wood. We had some scraps and bought a few odds and ends and by using our
imagination we managed to put together a large 2 story garage with
parking on the roof and ramps that were just great for rolling toy cars
down.
Without plans it was not easy but the result was very good
and it produced something rather better than the high end toys we had
seen in the shops and all for less than we could have bought the
cheapest toy garage in the shops.
Needless to say the Christmas
present was a great hit and lasted for many years and now 50 years later
it has inspired me to start this website. If you have ever thought of
making wooden toys I assure you that you will find it a very rewarding
passtime in many ways.
Now it is easier as it is possible to
obtain plans for toys and many other woodworking projects – so don’t
hesitate get started right away.
If you want to explore the availability of plans you can visit Ted’s Woodworking.
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