Pull Toys

[Jim Finn]

Just another idea for making pull toys.  The balls spin when toy is pulled.

[Jim Finn]

Our wood working club here in Lubbock makes 3-5 thousand toys a year to give to children's hospitals and we put no finish on them any more.

[daliclimbs]

I'm with Jim. Whether I make toys on the lathe or on the scroll saw I leave them unfinished, and instead  put all my focus into sanding them. I like to get them to a smooth 600 grit. I used to use a mineral oil beeswax mix. But now I Just skip finishing  all together and offer parents some finish options instead.

[Jim Finn]

I'm with Jim. Whether I make toys on the lathe or on the scroll saw I leave them unfinished, and instead  put all my focus into sanding them. I like to get them to a smooth 600 grit. I used to use a mineral oil beeswax mix. But now I Just skip finishing  all together and offer parents some finish options instead.

  Some of the parents, that buy my toys, say that they intend to have the child paint them.  Many tell me that they are buying them because they are unfinished.

[smitty0312]

Very nice job Dan.