68 drawings 8 x 11 Modeled on clever 19th- and 20th-century toys Easy-to-make wooden creations for childrenWith the brilliantly executed plans and full-size patterns in this book, scroll sawers can create fascinating, movable toys for their children. The author has put his own slant on these turn-of-the-century amusements. Nineteen pull-toy, hand-crank, and gravity-operated toysincluding lumberjacks sawing a log, ladies churning butter, a horse with a moving rider, a diving frog, a walking pig, a hinged crocodile that can be bent into different shapes, a chicken that flaps its wings, a hand-powered rail car, and a monkey that climbs down a ladderwill entertain children for hours.Ken Folk, an experienced woodworker, is the author of Country Toys and Childrens Furniture. He lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. END
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