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Our next two seasonal craft fairs are two day affairs, but due to cost we could only afford a single 10x10 booth, so we needed some vertical expansion room. After pricing a few commercially available options and recovering from the sticker shock I headed for the shop. The pyramid shaped one has 11x6" shelves and is about 24" high in the center. The other has 19x7 center shelves and 11x7 side shelves and is about 18" high. Should enable us to get more on the limited table space without appearing over crowded. I figure about $25 or so in materials and about 2-3 hours of time. Hopefully it'll inspire others to make rather than buy.
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They are my design based off of a 50 year old toy a friend gave me.
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Here's some fun. This is our rescue German Shepherd Java, giving the eye to a bevy of pull toy German Shepherds I'm getting ready for our 2-day craft faires.Lets see some creative captions for the photo;
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keep pivoting joints loose. I use 7/32" axle pins through a 1/4" clearance hole. And make sure the mounting holes for the axle pins into the body and wheel is snug. Just remember to make the wheels and the inner leg segments the same thickness of material. I once had a brain fart and made the legs from 1/2" and the wheels from 3/4". It didn't end well!
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Kevin I thin the food coloring with denatured alcohol. The rubbing alcohol can cause the dye to precipitate out and turn to sludge. Just add as much as you need to reach a desired shade. Important tip when using food coloring: My son taught me this. Before applying the food coloring, apply a coat of shellac thinned 50/50 with denatured alcohol. This seals the grain just enough to help prevent the water marks and blotchiness you can sometimes get, especially around end grain.
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The quality of the packing tape is crucial. I bought some "cheap" packing tape and it was a nigtmare to get off.
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The quality of the packing tape is crucial. I bought some "cheap" packing tape and it was a nigtmare to get off.
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Okay, okay, I know, very bad joke, but I just couldn't resist! Crickets and grasshoppers ready to go!!
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That is just dang kool!!!!
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Will probably price this between $30-$35 thanks for the kind words folks.
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Finished just in time for a craft show this weekend. Made from one of my favorite simple toy materials, a 1" thick pine stair tread! Cut with a 7R Pegas blade, finished with food coloring and clear lacquer. I saw something similar to this a little while back, took the idea and made some changes to end up with this. About 18" long, 4.5" high
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I use 3M clear 2" wide packing tape as the substrate, then 3M #77 spray adhesive to glue the pattern on. If it's a real complex pattern I might put a second layer of tape over the pattern. Peels off easily and clean.
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I use 3M clear 2" wide packing tape as the substrate, then 3M #77 spray adhesive to glue the pattern on. If it's a real complex pattern I might put a second layer of tape over the pattern. Peels off easily and clean.
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Your ability when it comes to cutting letters is amazing as always, good job.
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Sure, our puzzles are $20-$30, the pull toys are $25, the tractor trailer is $30 and the car carrier will either be $35 or $40, depending on how much detail I put into it.
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Saw an article with a similar car carrier a little while ago. Didn't really care for the design of the tractor and cars so I took the basic idea and redesigned the bits to make them less fragile and simpler to make.
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As the holiday season approaches it's busy time in the shop. We have three 2 day shows this year so need to get the inventory up. This is a mix of pull toys, puzzles and a couple new designs for trucks.
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Thanks everyone, I was really nervous with this one, worried that they might not like it. Turns out they loved it, major relief!! No pattern Len, had a meeting with the facilities manager at the museum, sketched out the planes and tower, then when I got approval started making saw dust. The wings and "landing gear" are pinned with 1/4" dowels to the body of the plane so no parts should come off.
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Hi folks, been busy getting ready for the holiday season, have 3 two day shows this season. In among that I was commissioned to build an airport for the play table at our local Children's Museum. The 6 piece tower and the 8 piece runway are puzzles that only go together one way. Everything is made from birch, the planes are colored with food coloring, the runway is black stain, everything has 3 coats of shellac. Thanks for looking.
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Good Job! I love the contrast in the grain!!
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My son asked if I could make a couple business card holders for him. He and his wife have a small 8 acre farm and have started selling their produce at farmers markets this summer. The wood is from a small slab of aromatic cedar a friend had given me, the logo was cut from a piece of 1/8" something I had laying around in the shop. Thanks for looking.
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Thanks Merlin and Bob. I have combined the two patterns, will post a pic when i get them cut.
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Thanks Merlin, though actually I could use it more as an outline. I apologize for not mentioning that in the original post.
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Hi Folks! haven't been on in a while, life stuff kept getting in the way, Been wanting to expand our line of sand box ready toys for the upcoming season, so let me introduce our Bobcat Wheeled Skid Loader! A few minor details to figure out and then it'll be ready to produce!
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Hi folks, My son and his family are trying to make a go of it as owners of a small sustainable farm, and has asked if I could make a couple business card holders for him with their farm logo. I gave it a couple tries but drawing a pattern freehand is not my strong suit. What I am trying to find is a pattern of just the barn, snowflake and field. If you can help it will be very much appreciated.
