Odin's Toy Factory

  Handmade Wooden Toy Cars From The Speedy Wheels Series This Multipart post (part 13 of 13) is a series of photos I made after a recent Speedy Wheels build. Speedy Wheels series is a series of handmade wooden toy cars I made from 1-1/2-inch thick pine and trimmed with walnut. The car's body comprises two parts of 1-1/2-inch thick wood I cut into two parts and finished separately with contrasting colors of clear and amber shellac. The two parts are glued back together, producing a car with a two-tone body with a clearly defined line that is almost impossible to get otherwise. I don't usually make wheels; however, in this case, I did not have ready access to the correct size flat/slab wheels. I dug through my cutoffs and found enough pieces of wood to make a batch of wheels. Small wheels are an excellent way to use all those small cutoffs toymakers accumulate. I have made many wheels over the years using hole saws. Hole saws produce a rough cut wheel that requires a

Handmade Wooden Toy Car Hot Rod Roadster Mini Van From The Speedy Wheels Series This Multipart post (part 12 of 13) is a series of photos I made after a recent Speedy Wheels build. Speedy Wheels series is a series of handmade wooden toy cars I made from 1-1/2-inch thick pine and trimmed with walnut. The car's body comprises two parts of 1-1/2-inch thick wood I cut into two parts and finished separately with contrasting colors of clear and amber shellac. The two parts are glued back together, producing a car with a two-tone body with a clearly defined line that is almost impossible to get otherwise. I don't usually make wheels; however, in this case, I did not have ready access to the correct size flat/slab wheels. I dug through my cutoffs and found enough pieces of wood to make a batch of wheels. Small wheels are an excellent way to use all those small cutoffs toymakers accumulate. I have made many wheels over the years using hole saws. Hole saws produce a rough cu

Handmade Wooden Toy Car Hot Rod Roadster Mini Van From The Speedy Wheels Series   This Multipart post (part 11 of 13) is a series of photos I made after a recent Speedy Wheels build. Speedy Wheels series is a series of handmade wooden toy cars I made from 1-1/2-inch thick pine and trimmed with walnut. The car's body comprises two parts of 1-1/2-inch thick wood I cut into two parts and finished separately with contrasting colors of clear and amber shellac. The two parts are glued back together, producing a car with a two-tone body with a clearly defined line that is almost impossible to get otherwise. I don't usually make wheels; however, in this case, I did not have ready access to the correct size flat/slab wheels. I dug through my cutoffs and found enough pieces of wood to make a batch of wheels. Small wheels are an excellent way to use all those small cutoffs toymakers accumulate. I have made many wheels over the years using hole saws. Hole saws produce a rough

Handmade Wooden Toy Car Convertible From The Speedy Wheels Series This Multipart post (part 10 of 13) is a series of photos I made after a recent Speedy Wheels build. Speedy Wheels series is a series of handmade wooden toy cars I made from 1-1/2-inch thick pine and trimmed with walnut. The car's body comprises two parts of 1-1/2-inch thick wood I cut into two parts and finished separately with contrasting colors of clear and amber shellac. The two parts are glued back together, producing a car with a two-tone body with a clearly defined line that is almost impossible to get otherwise. I don't usually make wheels; however, in this case, I did not have ready access to the correct size flat/slab wheels. I dug through my cutoffs and found enough pieces of wood to make a batch of wheels. Small wheels are an excellent way to use all those small cutoffs toymakers accumulate. I have made many wheels over the years using hole saws. Hole saws produce a rough cut wheel that r

Handmade Wooden Toy Car Sport Coupe From The Speedy Wheels Series   This Multipart post (part 9 of 13) is a series of photos I made after a recent Speedy Wheels build. Speedy Wheels series is a series of handmade wooden toy cars I made from 1-1/2-inch thick pine and trimmed with walnut. The car's body comprises two parts of 1-1/2-inch thick wood I cut into two parts and finished separately with contrasting colors of clear and amber shellac. The two parts are glued back together, producing a car with a two-tone body with a clearly defined line that is almost impossible to get otherwise. I don't usually make wheels; however, in this case, I did not have ready access to the correct size flat/slab wheels. I dug through my cutoffs and found enough pieces of wood to make a batch of wheels. Small wheels are an excellent way to use all those small cutoffs toymakers accumulate. I have made many wheels over the years using hole saws. Hole saws produce a rough cut wheel that