Make Toys out of Wood: Articulated Giraffe

Here is a simple woodturning project I made for my 4 y.o. niece. It is about 7 inches tall, and painted with nontoxic paint. This is another example of a very basic toy that kids appreciate more than more modern objects with bells and whistles. All comments welcome!   Patrick Savard  

Woodturning: Angel Ornaments

When my girlfriend was pregnant with my son about nine years ago, the clinic announced to us on December 23rd at 16:00 that our baby had trisomy 14, a very rare condition that would either mean that he would die the instant he was born or else that his life expectancy would be a maximum...

Make toys out of wood: My Next Puppets after Tin Man

The next three puppets I made out of wood

Making a Wooden Chessboard, Part 7

Final adjustments and gluing up the chest

Faire un échiquier en bois, partie 7

Derniers ajustements et collage final du boitier

Making a Chessboard, Part 6

Make the drawers for the chest

Making a Chessboard, Part 5

Assembling the bottom part of the chest

Making a Chessboard, part 4

Making the sides of the chest

Chessboard Project, Part 3

Making the frames for the chest

Two More Ocarinas Underway

When I took my prototype into the house, I had the kids pester me to try it. Of course, the design of my first ocarina was specific to adult hands due to the space between the finger holes. Hence I returned to the workshop to prepare another two instruments, this time for smaller hands. Due...