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Turning Vintage Toys
C Reid
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Description for Turning Vintage Toys
Paperback. Featuring vintage toys, this book takes you through the making process, giving helpful tips to show how to make toys from the Victorian and Edwardian eras. It contains 15 projects to choose from, including diabolo, yo-yo, skipping rope, spinning tops, quoits and skittles and more complicated toys such as a kaleidoscope, walking cow, dog and pig. Num Pages: 176 pages, full colour throughout, 50 illustrations, 390 photographs. BIC Classification: WFH; WFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 212 x 13. Weight in Grams: 614.
Delight your children and grandchildren by making these fabulous vintage toys. Author Chris Reid takes you through the making process, giving clear advice and helpful tips to show how to make toys from the Victorian and Edwardian eras. There are 15 projects to choose from, including diabolo, yo-yo, skipping rope, spinning tops, quoits and skittles and more complicated toys such as a kaleidoscope, walking cow, dog and pig. This book includes basic techniques, such as making jigs and turning spheres and cylinders, as well as advice on wood and finishes that are safe for children's toys.
Delight your children and grandchildren by making these fabulous vintage toys. Author Chris Reid takes you through the making process, giving clear advice and helpful tips to show how to make toys from the Victorian and Edwardian eras. There are 15 projects to choose from, including diabolo, yo-yo, skipping rope, spinning tops, quoits and skittles and more complicated toys such as a kaleidoscope, walking cow, dog and pig. This book includes basic techniques, such as making jigs and turning spheres and cylinders, as well as advice on wood and finishes that are safe for children's toys.
Product Details
Publisher
Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
612g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861086020
SKU
V9781861086020
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About C Reid
Chris Reid trained as an engineer and worked in industry for several years before becoming a fireman. He got his first lathe at 15 and has been woodturning for more than 50 years. Now retired, Chris makes these toys for his own amusement and for children's parties. He lives in Brighton.
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