About

This class has been canceled.

Whether you are making a toy for your grandchild, son or daughter — or sibling, if you are a teen at least 14 years old — this class is for you. Push or pull toy animals thrill and excite toddlers with their animated movement. You will make a child smile while improving your woodworking skills.

You will be offered a choice of different wooden toys to build,  such as galloping horses, toucan, hippo or duck. You will learn shop safety, template making, band saw techniques, sander operations, and drilling. After choosing a design, you will cut it out, add the movable parts, such as wheels, legs, jaws, arms and tail. Then you will decorate the toy to give it the unique look and feel that you desire.

Instructors will assist you in laying out and cutting the parts and in figuring out the simple engineering needed to bring your toy to life. After completing this class you will be able to build any of a dozen other animals in this series.

Details:

• A material fee of $20, to cover materials and shop supplies, will be added when you register and pay.
• Suitable for beginners as well as more experienced woodworkers.
  
• The class will consist of two three-hour sessions with open studio time between to finish the project.  The instructor and assistants will be available each day. The complete schedule is Oct. 17 — class 6 to 9 p.m.; Oct. 18 — open studio 3 to 9 p.m.; Oct. 19 —  class 6 to 9 p.m.; Oct. 20 —  open studio noon to 6 p.m.

Instructor: Bruce Glover has worked with wood for most of his life, primarily simple projects around the house. After taking courses at his local Woodcraft store, he started making more woodworking projects with an emphasis on lathe work. Not long ago, a friend suggested toy making and Bruce has added those to his shop undertakings. Sam Bardelson, Tom Leurguin, Jeff Williams and Michael Gunderson, all experienced woodworkers, will assist Bruce.

Photo credits: Galloping horses by Rick Mayotte. Grasshopper by Cristiana
Felgueiras. Toucan by David Wakefield.