Making Heirloom Toys
<p><strong>Professional designer and woodworker Jim Makowicki's 22-project collection reflects uncanny historical detail and technical accuracy</strong>. Each ingeniously designed toy is a potential family heirloom, as a plaything or for display.</p><br /><p>Makowicki's sophisticated toy designs are extraordinary. Some <strong><em>Making Heirloom Toys</em> </strong> projects have over 50 pieces; one, a handsome ferry boat complete with vintage vehicles has over 100. There are simpler toys, too, all suited to the average woodworker's skills.</p><br /><ul><br /><li><strong>Projects are meticulously researched and include scale drawings that can be copier-enlarged into full-size working plans. </strong></li><br /><li><strong>Readers get step-by-step details, including safety, design and finishing information. </strong></li><br /><li><strong>Projects are mostly transportation toys: cars, trucks, airplanes, trains, boats and more.</strong></li><br /></ul>