Odin's Toy Factory

Completed Handmade Dragon Pull Toy The dragon pull toy is completed and ready to ship. Laying Out Patterns For the Wings Arms and Legs I need to be careful to pay attention to grain direction for strength. I also need to arrange the patterns not to waste the wood. Walnut is expensive. Sometimes, the two are not compatible, and I have to waste a bit of wood. Strength always wins.  Dragon Patterns Mounted and Ready For the Drill Press I use blue painter's tape on the wood to make it easier to remove the patterns. The blue tape doesn't leave any residue to clean up. Handmade Toy Dragon Parts Cut and Ready to Sand No matter how good you are with a scroll saw there is always something that needs sanding.  Handmade Wood-Dragon Parts With The Patterns Removed Not all of the sanding is completed. There is a bit more to do. A few rough spots on the edges and all the corners need to be rounded and fuzzies removed. Handmade Wood-Dragon First Parts Glued and Clamped I always find it a chal

Handmade Wood Toy Baby Dragon Pull Toy The dragon is finished and ready for packing and shipping. The finish I used is something I make myself from all nontoxic materials.     Handmade Wood Toy Baby Dragon Pull Toy      Here I have added an unfinished dragon so you can see the difference the finish makes. The finish I use is a hard paste that I heat until it is melted before apply it to the wood. I heat both the toy and the finish, so it is absorbed into the wood. I find that I get much better results by using the heat, and the high absorption significantly reduces any oily feel. Handmade Wood Toy Baby Dragon Pull Toy  The photo above is what the dragon pull toy looks like before finishing.