Working from the plans of others
Iam a retired hobbyist & I enjoy making toys which are then donated at Christmas to inner city kids. As a consequence I immediately deviate from the author’s finishing suggestions & put no finish whatever on the toys & rely entirely on contrasting colors of the wood species involved to provide interesting contrasts. Why ? With the recent scares concerning toys with toxic finishes (China) & because I never see either the parents or the children who receive my toys I go with no finish because I do not want some child denied the use of one of my toys due to parent concerns as to the safety of the toy. That said….. I usually build the toy I have selected to the aut...
