Archive for the ‘HandmadeToys’ Category

Retro Toys offers newly minted tin toys inspired by the past.

Monday, March 1st, 2010

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Retro Toys is an amazing webstore with an endless collection of nostalgic toys. If you are looking for retro toys of any type-wood, tin, plastic, cast-this is the place. A visit to their site is a trip down memory lane and is a great resource for toy enthusiasts. Check it out.

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Pen Pencil Stencil Studio’s Mark Giglio designs new lathe turned toys from scrap wood.

Friday, February 26th, 2010

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Pen Pencil Stencil is the studio and workspace of designer Mark Giglio. Originally from Southern California, Mark grew up drawing, painting, skateboarding and surfing. Currently he lives and works in Oakland, California. Beginning as a designer at Cahan and Associates, Mark has since had the opportunity to work on projects with a diverse mix of companies, such as 2k by Gingham, Apple, Dwell, GSP, Nike, Tolleson Design, and others. You can purchase toys from his studio website. If you have any illustration or design needs, please feel free to visit Mark’s studio.

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Birds in the Bramble creates organic infant mobile toy.

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

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Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans.

Birds in Bramble website: This lively farm themed mobile toy will bring enchantment and imagination to any baby’s nursery. The mobile includes a pig, horse, cow, sheep, and a dog. Each animal is made from organic wool felt, embroidery thread, grosgrain ribbon and organic cotton stuffing.

The handmade wooden suspension elements measure 9″ x 9″ with extra ribbon tied in a bow to allow length adjustment. Iinitial length measurements range from 10- 17” long. All mobiles are one of a kind. Read More.

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Handcrafted Model Ships Company has been building model ships since 1959.

Friday, January 15th, 2010

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Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans.

Handcrafted Model Ships Company has been building model ships since 1959. They offer a huge line of model ships at great prices. Read More. Model shown overall dimensions: 20″ high x 4″ wide x 14″ long. 5 colors to choose from: Yellow, Green, Navy Blue, Red, Black. This is a pre assembled model. Models are shipped with the sails unassembled. All rigging, lines and stays have brass hooks attached, which easily hook into eyelets on mast, boom, sprit or deck. Assembly takes less than 5 minutes. Detailed instructions including pictures for assembly included.

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Jeff Bohrer crafts beautiful Willamette River Toy Boats in Clatskanie, Oregon.

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

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John W. Lewman Toy Designer www.toymakerpress.com
Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans.

Jeff is inspired by boats that work the Willamette River. He sells his toys at shows and festivals to collectors of every age. He heard back from a Grandfather, his grandchildren had left a boat in the hot tub over a weekend and came out fine. Safe and sturdy! Hand carved, with wood-burned details (all the little planks and nails) then carefully hand painted (non-toxic paint) and triple sealed with a non-toxic hard coating. The Skipper is about 7.5″ and the Ranger is 7″ both are sealed to play in water, but the nice flat bottom makes them fun on a rug too. Read More

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Competition Class model yachts compete in the Poole Model Club A Class Series. These are examples of toy boats at their best.

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

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Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans.

This interesting video shows  toy boat race footage taken at the Hamble Point A Class Model yacht competition.

Build a Putt-Putt Pop-Pop Toy Steam Boat.

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

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 These videos introduce building a pop-pop or putt-putt steamboat. For more cool science toy projects visit http://www.sciencetoymaker.org/  

Dave Casey re-discovers the simple joys of childhood by sailing toy boats.

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

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Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans.

Dave Casey: “There is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. “In the photo is me playing with one of my boats, the T37 #153 “LAHINA TREADER II”
at a pond in Del Rio, Texas. Read more
 
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Bob Marchi builds his toy sail boats the old fashioned way.

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

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Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans.

Attached are a few pics of my T37.custom deck & cabin made from 1/8 inch birch door skin. I used very small magnets to hold the cabin to the deck, works very well. The hull is painted in my paint booth with concept automotive paint ( epoxy 2 part ).  Bob Marchi Read More

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The World’s Largest Miniature Circus is on permanent display at famous Ringling Museum.

Monday, January 11th, 2010

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Publishers of fun to make wood toy projects and plans.

The Howard Bros. Circus, complete with eight main tents, 152 wagons, 1,300 circus performers and workers, more than 800 animals and a 57-car train, is on permanent display in the Ringling Circus Museum’s Tibbals Learning Center.  The Howard Bros. Circus is a ¾-inch-to-the-foot scale replica of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus when the tented circus was at its largest (circa 1919-1938), and occupies 3,800 square feet in the 30,600 sq. ft.-Tibbals Learning Center.  The “largest miniature circus in the world” was created over a 50-year time span by master model builder and philanthropist Howard C. Tibbals of Tennessee and Florida. Below is a guerrilla video of the Howard Bros. Circus Model at Sarasota’s famous Ringling Museum, shot from a child’s perspective. Read More.

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