In this Issue...
- - -Toys - - -
Multigenerational Woodworking -
By Abigail Brubaker -
After learning woodworking from his father, Bob Gilsdorf shares the fun with kids everywhere.
Gator Snap -
By Bob Gilsdorf -
Watch your fingers! This bean bag toss game is ready to bite!
Toulouse the Talkative Toucan -
By David Wakefield -
Follow the nose - this project is fun wherever it goes.
Wooden Ratchet Noisemaker -
By Eric Hart -
Raise the roof with a super-loud but super-simple toy.
Rapid-Fire Rubber Band Gun -
By Mark Stevenson -
Clever mechanism lets you shoot as many rubber bands as you can load.
Making a Labyrinth Game -
By Troy Hawkins -
Make a game of skill for as little as $1.50.
- - - Gizmos - - -
Ride-able Art -
By Abigail Brubaker -
Jay Kinsinger's wooden bicycles are anything but old fashioned.
Double-Slider Pillbox -
By Niklas Oberfeld -
Small-scale puzzle box is great for cash, mints, or even pills
Two-Track Marble Racer -
By Art Mulder -
You'll love making it, kids will love playing with it: win-win!
Frankenswitch Cover Plate -
By Mike Ryan -
Transform your home into a mad-scientist's lair with this gear-driven switch.
Easy-to-Make Electromagnetic Gear Clock -
By Alfred Mifsud and Rolf Beuttenmuller -
Add an electronic circuit to simplify this wooden gear clock.
- - - Automata - - -
Whimiscal Wooden Worlds -
By Abigail Brubaker -
Dug North's automata are complex machines an yet the oppostite of today's technology.
Katz and Maus -
By Chrispher Blasius -
A determined cat endlessly chases a mouse.
Cowboy Automaton -
By Chris Fitch -
Simple gears make this Western scene come to life.
Dancing Ballerinas -
By John Hutcinson -
Up for a challenge? These synchronized dancers will keep you on your toes!