Truck and other vehicles. Great fun to make

[journeyman]

Just finished these toys for a friend of a friends great grandson. He is only 6 months old at the moment so it could be a while until he gets to play with them. They are from the book Scoll Saw Toys and Vehicles by Stan Graves.
The semi is made from Oak and mahogany and is approximately 27" long by 6" high at the cab. The other two vehicles are made from pine and are 9" x 6" approx. They were great fun to make and should last the young fella a while. They are seriously chunky pieces. I made a set a couple of years ago for my nephew and it's still going strong with the odd scratch here and there. There are several more vehicles in the book and I am itching to make them when I get the chance.
Mick

 

[stevebuk]

Absolutely stunning Mick, i love them, only wish i had time to make them, too busy with orders and now the pine man has started again i will be lucky to lift my head up..

Must try and do some one day...

 

[gregmcateer]

They look great - I bet the little fellah keeps them for his great-grandkids!

 

[nadnerb]

really nice work Mick
Regards
Brendan

 

[richard56]

They are beautiful.
Lovely work
Rich

 

[ColeyS1]

I think the different colours work really well !! Im slightly jealous :mrgreen: top job

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[martinka]

Lovely toys! If i thought I was capable, I'd make something like this for myself.

Martin, the 63 year old kid. :wink:

 

[boysie39]

Fabulous Mike , and a great set of pictures great browsing for someone like me .
Superb finishes . Thank you.

 

[ColeyS1]

The red one really stands out for me. I could imagine picking it up then having to look over my shoulder before going 'brum brum brum'

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[Samfire]

Great work, they are an inspiration to me and I guess for many other strollers.

 

[journeyman]

thanks guys, it's nice to have some positive feedback from fellow scrollers. They were fun to make and are not really that difficult to make. Have to print a few copies of the patterns so you can cut the different elements out though. I have another one to do now that this has been shown around the neighbourhood. It pays to advertise.
Martin, I'm a 63 year old kid too. My grandkids keep me young, ( and wear me out ) - Lol
Mick

 

[Bryan Bennett]

Thank You Mick for sharing you have made a brilliant job in doing them.They have brought a lot of happy memories of the projects that I did for my grandsons (six ) they are now in there early 20's and late teens.

Bryan

 

[ChrisR]

Great work, Mick, I am sure that your friends, great grandson will be very please when he is old enough to appreciate them, that is if your friend passes them on, they would be very tempting to keep I think. :wink:

Just had a look on Amazon, Stan Graves book is a little on the pricey side, but if the patterns are good and work, then probably worth the price.

Take care.

Chris R.

 

[martinka]

Martin, I'm a 63 year old kid too. My grandkids keep me young, ( and wear me out ) - Lol
Mick

Got no kids or grandkids so I get to keep all the toys to myself. :mrgreen: Having said that, my O/H's nieces and nephews are knocking 'em out now so I already had a couple of door name plaques to make, and another little girl arrived a few days ago, so no doubt there will be more requests in the offing.

Martin.

 

[journeyman]

ChrisR wrote
Just had a look on Amazon, Stan Graves book is a little on the pricey side, but if the patterns are good and work, then probably worth the price.

I was lucky, my daughter bought it me a couple of years ago for Christmas. there was method in her madness as at that time my grandson was only 10 and into trucks in a big way. It is good value, especially if you can sell a few, which is not too difficult.
Waterstones have it from £8-94. The amazon site is havin' a laugh at 58 quid
Mick