Make it Yourself - Simple Wooden Toys - How to Make Them, with Chapters on Tools, the Making of Wheels, and Painting - Paperback

by Fred Haslam (Author)

This vintage book is a wonderful and beginner-friendly guide to making wooden toys. Making wooden toys can be a cost-effective and rewarding process for both parent and child. Profusely illustrated and full of simple instructions, this timeless volume is highly recommended for those wishing to save money and introduce children to creative process at the same time. "Make it Yourself - Simple Wooden Toys" would make for a fantastic addition to family collections, and is not to be missed by collectors. Contents include: "Tools", "Materials", "Necessary Materials", "Play Tiles", "Marking out the Shapes", "Sledge and Bricks", "Scottie on Wheels", "Small Sailing Boat", "Streamlines Locomotive", "Wooden Wheels and Rollers", "Painting Wooden Toys", "Holding Parts for Painting", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of toys.