Travis Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 I'm curious how many toy makers we have here. Do you make toys on a regular basis? Are they for your kids, grandkids, kids in the neighborhood, charity, or for sale? What's your favorite type of toys to make? Are you making anything for Easter? Post a pic of some of your toys (to post pics from your User Gallery, click "My Media" in the formatting bar then click the "Gallery Images" tab and select your pics to embed in this post.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Phillips Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 I have made a few Toys mostly for family and friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Phillips Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Only a couple of ones that I have made Travis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilder Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 They are really cool! I especially like the astro men. I like making toys and puzzles for children, and do sometimes make them for my grandchildren. I wanted to get into making them to sell (not as a business, but at craft fairs and so on), but the EU laws about safety testing are so prohibitive that I have given up the idea. The worrying thing is that even if something is not sold as a toy, if it is deemed to be attractive to children under the age of 14 then it still needs to be safety tested. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted February 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 They are really cool! I especially like the astro men. I like making toys and puzzles for children, and do sometimes make them for my grandchildren. I wanted to get into making them to sell (not as a business, but at craft fairs and so on), but the EU laws about safety testing are so prohibitive that I have given up the idea. The worrying thing is that even if something is not sold as a toy, if it is deemed to be attractive to children under the age of 14 then it still needs to be safety tested. :( They're trying to do that with the CPSIA here too. I'm not sure the finals status of the law, but I know it's being fought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrollworks Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 I also enjoy making toys for my grandkids. The older ones like the challenge of puzzles, the younger ones like the toy cars and trucks. Haven't got any pics of the cars/trucks/racers as they disappeared from the shop as soon as they were ready to play with. It's interesting that they play more with the homemade stuff than with any of the commercial toys we have around the house. Will try to pry them away from the kids to get a few pictures of them and I'll post them at that time. Travis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrollsaw frank Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 I Also make toys , some to keep , some to sell, and some for a local charity shop to sell , most of my toys have wheels, !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ----------------Frank------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjR Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 Yes, I am a toymaker. The total of rocking horses of 4 sizes-- 2 rideable-- Ride -ons about 65+ Minis-- about 20-- Toy trucks, cars, tractors, and even name trains are part of the group. I also make name plates, Letters for room walls etc. Give a lot away, sell some, even have made custom designs, and one of my toys is on permanernt display at Morril Hall NDSU-- Fargo, ND. It is part of an agricultural toy display! http://aeontoys.weebly.com/index.html is my website. Latest project-- commissioned "rocking elephant" Travis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campasano Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 I make lots of toys for my great Grandsons and neighborhood children. Here are some that I have made. Travis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Robert that boat of yours is absoluty the smoothest thing afloat.quality care and quality control were the norm on this work of art .Very very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Phillips Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Thanks for the kind words Kev you make some quality stuff also as do all my fellow scrollers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montie Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 I make toys for the Toys for Tots organization along with about a half dozen other scrollers in our club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elum Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Here are a couple of toys that I have done. The rocking horse is a table top toy, not to be ridden and it was designed by my son. The train is from plans found in Shop Smith archives. The train has had many many hours of hard play and still chugs along. Travis and Jim Finn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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