Ken Martin's Wooden Toy Puzzle Truck

Another Ken Martin's handmade wooden toys. It was redesigned from what was originally a car carrier puzzle truck.

The letters in the blocks were made by cutting off the top of the block then cutting out the letter with a scroll saw. The cut surface was painted and the block was glued back together.

This is a simple design the could be easily modified to accommodate names of just about any length.

You can read Ken's original post here.

Handmade Wooden Toy Puzzle Truck - Tractor Trailer

Handmade Wooden Toy Puzzle Truck - Tractor Trailer

Handmade Wooden Toy Puzzle Truck - Tractor Trailer

Etsy Listing - Handmade Wooden Toy Play Pal Monster Truck With Pink Hubs

I met a nice woman that worked in the Home Depot paint department who really got excited about my toys. I told her about my problem finding pink paint for my toys. Not just any pink but some really hot pink. She assured me that she could mix me up a batch. So the next time I was in the store and found her in the paint department I let her have a go at it. I think the result speaks for itself. 

Handmade Wooden Toy - Play Pal - Monster Truck - Pink Hubs - Amber Shellac - Pine

Handmade Wooden Toy - Play Pal - Monster Truck - Pink Hubs - Amber Shellac - Pine

Handmade Wooden Toy - Play Pal - Monster Truck - Pink Hubs - Amber Shellac - Pine

Handmade Wooden Toy - Play Pal - Monster Truck - Pink Hubs - Amber Shellac - Pine

Handmade Wooden Toy - Play Pal - Monster Truck - Pink Hubs - Amber Shellac - Pine

Handmade Wooden Toy - Play Pal - Monster Truck - Pink Hubs - Amber Shellac - Pine

Handmade Wooden Toy - Play Pal - Monster Truck - Pink Hubs - Amber Shellac - Pine

Handmade Wooden Toy - Play Pal - Monster Truck - Pink Hubs - Amber Shellac - Pine

Handmade Wooden Toy - Play Pal - Monster Truck - Pink Hubs - Amber Shellac - Pine

Handmade Wooden Toy - Play Pal - Monster Truck - Pink Hubs - Amber Shellac - Pine

Handmade Wooden Toy - Play Pal - Monster Truck - Pink Hubs - Amber Shellac - Pine

Handmade Wooden Toy - Play Pal - Monster Truck - Pink Hubs - Amber Shellac - Pine

Handmade Wooden Toy - Play Pal - Monster Truck - Pink Hubs - Amber Shellac - Pine

Handmade Wooden Toy - Play Pal - Monster Truck - Pink Hubs - Amber Shellac - Pine

Handmade Wooden Toy - Play Pal - Monster Truck - Pink Hubs - Amber Shellac - Pine

Handmade Wooden Toy - Play Pal - Monster Truck - Pink Hubs - Amber Shellac - Pine

Handmade Wooden Toy - Play Pal - Monster Truck - Pink Hubs - Amber Shellac - Pine

Handmade Wooden Toy - Play Pal - Monster Truck - Pink Hubs - Amber Shellac - Pine

Handmade Wooden Toy - Play Pal - Monster Truck - Pink Hubs - Amber Shellac - Pine

Handmade Wooden Toy - Play Pal - Monster Truck - Pink Hubs - Amber Shellac - Pine

Handmade Wooden Toy - Play Pal - Monster Truck - Pink Hubs - Amber Shellac - Pine

Wooden Toy Model T by Ken Martin

As far as I know there is no pattern available for these but they should be fairly easy to duplicate. I think I need to make some of these.

Yellow Handmade Wooden Toy Model T With Spoke Wheels

Yellow Handmade Wooden Toy Model T With Spoke Wheels

Etsy Listing - Handmade - Wooden Toy Truck - Play Pal - Monster Truck

I really like these little trucks. They are tough, small enough for little hands, and they roll great. A good carpet toy. Most small push/pull toys don't work to well. The wheels are to small and they don't have enough ground clearance. The more they are used the better they work.

These are more difficult to make than one might think considering the simple design. Cutting thick wood well with a scroll saw is difficult and the hard soft nature of the pine wood grain makes it even harder.

Due to the difficulty I was experiencing getting the windows to look right when cutting a regular window shape I made some of these with drilled windows. Personally, I don't think this looks right but it's better than throwing away a ruined toy.

Handmade - Wooden Toy Truck - Play Pal - Monster Truck

Handmade - Wooden Toy Truck - Play Pal - Monster Truck

Handmade - Wooden Toy Truck - Play Pal - Monster Truck

Handmade - Wooden Toy Truck - Play Pal - Monster Truck

Handmade - Wooden Toy Truck - Play Pal - Monster Truck

Handmade - Wooden Toy Truck - Play Pal - Monster Truck

Handmade - Wooden Toy Truck - Play Pal - Monster Truck

Handmade - Wooden Toy Truck - Play Pal - Monster Truck

Handmade - Wooden Toy Truck - Play Pal - Monster Truck

Handmade - Wooden Toy Truck - Play Pal - Monster Truck

Handmade - Wooden Toy Truck - Play Pal - Monster Truck

Handmade - Wooden Toy Truck - Play Pal - Monster Truck

Handmade - Wooden Toy Truck - Play Pal - Monster Truck

Handmade - Wooden Toy Truck - Play Pal - Monster Truck

Handmade - Wooden Toy Truck - Play Pal - Monster Truck

Handmade - Wooden Toy Truck - Play Pal - Monster Truck

Handmade - Wooden Toy Truck - Play Pal - Monster Truck

Handmade - Wooden Toy Truck - Play Pal - Monster Truck

Handmade - Wooden Toy Truck - Play Pal - Monster Truck

Handmade - Wooden Toy Truck - Play Pal - Monster Truck

Handmade - Wooden Toy Truck - Play Pal - Monster Truck

Handmade - Wooden Toy Truck - Play Pal - Monster Truck

Wooden Toy Airplane - Little Village Stunt Plane

Built by Ken Martin from the book "Little Village Toy Plans for the Table Saw" The design was slightly modified from the plans in the book. It looks like a very simple toy to build especially if you have limited tools.

Wooden Toy Airplane - Little Village Sport Plane

Wooden Toy Airplane - Little Village Sport Plane

Wooden Toy Airplane - Little Village Sport Plane

Wooden Toy Airplane - Little Village Sport Plane