Inventive and unique, this dynamic collection of woodworking projects teaches the basic skills needed to make exciting, action-packed toys. From rapid-fire nickel launchers and ball-and-socket robots to a monkey-toss gumball machine, each project includes a color photograph, a tools and materials list, a full diagram, woodworking plans, and instructions for using the finished product. Covering all the methods necessary for creationselecting wood, drilling and shaping, making wheels and axles, and decorationthese constructions are simple enough for children and parents to complete together, all in an afternoon's time.
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| Introduction | |
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| Shooters | |
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| Warp-Speed Penny Shooter Step-by-Step | |
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| Thumb-Action Marble Shooter | |
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| Pool Cue Marble Shooter | |
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| Nickel Spinner | |
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| Ricochet Shooter | |
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| U-Control Soccer Player | |
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| Launchers | |
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| Tissue-Launching Crossbow Step-by-Step | |
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| Ping-Pong Ball Launcher | |
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| Rapid-Fire Nickel Launcher | |
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| Quarter Flipper | |
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| Gold Medal Backflip Skier | |
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| Games | |
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| Golfinator | |
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| 10C Labyrinth Challenge | |
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| Mini-Croquet | |
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| Hand Baseball | |
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| Hand Hockey | |
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| Hockey Man Target | |
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| Toys | |
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| The Ultimate Adventure's Vehicle | |
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| Mine Shaft Digger | |
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| Airplane on a Stick | |
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| Extreme Motorcycle | |
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| U-Draw Instamatic Camera | |
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| Ball-and-Cocket Robot | |
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| Gumaball Machines | |
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| Kicker Treat Gumball Machine | |
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| Poparazzi Gumball Machine | |
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| Poparazzi Popper | |
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| Monkey Toss Gumball Machine | |
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| Appendix: Woodworking Basics | |
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| Index | |
Bob Gilsdorfis a third-generation woodworker who is active in the Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, and Young Life organizations.nbsp;He lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
