Toys & Games

Danny A. Downs,Tom Knight   Dinosaur enthusiasts and sawyers will love this guide to making 3-D dinosaur models. Create Allosaurus, Stegosaurus, and Tyrannosaurus rex out of interlocking... [read more]

Ronald D. Tarjany   Here are well-written instructions with dimensioned detail drawings, photos, materials lists, and assembly drawings. Build a variety of toys, including trains, various... [read more]

John R. Nelson   They whirl, twirl, and balance on a pin. These 31 colorful projects feature traditional figures and actions, presented in a clean format... [read more]

Rodney Peppe   Automata and mechanical toys have been the delight of children-- and adults-- since ancient Greece. This book displays the beauty of their... [read more]

Judy Peterson,Dave Peterson,Judy Petersen   Here are some fun puzzles that are classified by their difficulty to make for novice and intermediate scroll saw crafters. What kid... [read more]

Freida Gray   Build elegant furnishings in miniature that utilise your woodworking joinery and other cabinet-making skills. Includes full-size plans for a wing chair, a... [read more]

Luc St-Amour,Luc St Amour   Complete plans and assembly drawings for 8 toys that really move. The plans are full size, the parts lists complete, and you... [read more]

Jim Makowicki,Jun Makowicki   If you enjoy cunningly designed toys with a lot of realistic play value, this handbook is for you. The 22 projects include... [read more]

Alan Bridgewater,Gill Bridgewater   In the spirit of Rube Goldberg, pinball, and bubblegum machines, this book contains ten outlandish woodworking projects that all feature rolling and... [read more]

Les Neufeld   Toys from the workshop that are not only great fun, but also teach basic motor skills, color matching, organizing by size and... [read more]

Janet Storey   Text and detailed diagrams show to create elegant, upholstered dolls' house furniture with simple tools, basic skills, and inexpensive materials. Tools and... [read more]

Jim Makowicki,John Lehmann-Haupt,Jim Mackowicki   Jim Mackowicki shows woodworkers how to make and finish an ingenious set of interchangeable parts that can be assembled and reassembled into... [read more]

James W. Follette,James W. Follette M.D.   Puzzlers will be delighted by the intriguing puzzles in this book of projects. Each contains detailed construction information as well as a... [read more]

June Burns,Tony Burns,June Burns   Another puzzle book from the Burnses. Delight the kids with puzzles commemorating 15 holidays, such as Christmas, Easter and Halloween. Finishing advice... [read more]

Les Neufeld,Les Neufield   Any one of these 12 classic trucks is sure to bring a smile to kids, as well as give you hours of... [read more]

Rodney Frost   Wow! Everything moves on these delightful toys, whirligigs, and whatchamacallits. Fun to build and more fun to demonstrate, as straight pulleys trigger... [read more]

Diana Thompson   Make a chess set for yourself or a gift using the compound cutting technique, well-described here by expert Thompson. Includes information on... [read more]

Kevin McGuire   Get the offspring involved in your craft with this book of projects that teaches basic woodworking skills. Clearly numbered instructions give beginners... [read more]

Workbench Magazine Staff   Put together by the editors of Workbench magazine with the amateur woodworker in mind. Varying in style, this book offers plans for... [read more]

Luc St-Amour,Luc St Amour   Build trains, planes, motocycles and trucks for your favorite youngster. All of the models in this book are made with common shop... [read more]

Joyce Bernard   Use basswood, hand tools, basic techniques, and supplies such as hinges, glues and paints you can find at craft stores. Step-by-step demonstrations... [read more]

William Reeves,Gerry Grajewski   Construct antique model cars in wood just like the cars that inspired them. Each model is historically accurate down to small details.... [read more]

Shep Stadtman   Nice projects for the miniaturist, using woodworking and sewing. Use 1/4" plywood to create a variety of beds and the soft furnishings... [read more]

Ken Folk   With a scroll saw, some scrap wood, a touch of paint, and this book, you can create fascinating, movable toys from the... [read more]

Norman Marshall   Detailed instructions and excellent diagrams to help you build some great toys for the kids. Intermediate level for woodworkers with a table... [read more]

Dennis Simmons,Dennis Simmons   Maybe you've seen the prices on the manufactured furniture for these very popular dolls, and said, "I could make that!" At last,... [read more]

Luc St-Amour,Luc St Amour   Front-end loader, bulldozer, steam-shovel, road grader, excavator, skidder, grapple skidder, dozer-loader: here are 8 detailed projects for some nifty toys.The models feature... [read more]

Tony Burns,June Burns   Here's a charming book with 3-4 piece wooden puzzles that can stand alone or combine to make a farm scene. Instructions include... [read more]

Patrick Spielman,Patricia Spielman   Spielman provides 80 patterns for jigsaw, stand-up, and inlay puzzles, with clear instructions for the novice to more advanced scroll sawer. Included... [read more]

Alison J. White,Anthony Bailey   15 original projects for miniaturists to make authentic country furniture. Illustrated instructions for each piece are included. The projects are arranged in... [read more]

Jane Freeman,Roger Rosenblatt   This nicely illustrated book provides a treasure trove of practical techniques and ingenious approaches. Freeman shows readers step-by-step how to use modified... [read more]

Mike Darlow   Here's the fifth book in Mike Darlow's excellent woodturning series, and the first which provides projects. Included are chapters on how to... [read more]

Tim McCreight introduces a variety of metalworking techniques for box construction, hinges and closing devices.... [read more]

Build functional and good-looking tables and chairs from the pages of Popular Mechanics. Along with... [read more]

This book of small items for yourself or gifts includes 13 ready-to-use patterns with step-by-step... [read more]

Begun in 1993, this annual provides a forum on American furniture history, technology, connoisseurship, and... [read more]