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Well, when my wife and I found out we were having a baby boy later on this summer, naturally, I found a wealth of new projects that I could start on. In between building a new changing table and dresser, I squeezed this fun project in. I stumbled across a fantastic book titled ‘Tremendous Toy Trucks’ by Les Neufeld that has some awesome projects in it. This is the first of many trucks/tractors to come for me. They are a lot of fun to build and go together relatively quick. The bulk of the truck is constructed out of hard maple with bloodwood for the fenders and walnut for the wheels. Everything is glued together and not a single screw or nail is used. I think it is desinged quite well and will hold up to a lot of wear and tear over the years. The wheels do spin and it rolls very easily and straight. The truck is about 11” long I believe. I finished it off with 6 coats of poly. I can’t wait until our boy is born and he’s at age to be able to play with it. But for now, I guess I’ll be the only one playing with it :)
-- Thepps, Grand Rapids, MI


































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Canexican
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posted 195 days ago
It look awesome, your little boy is going to love it and his little boy is going to love it. Great job Dad… and congrats.
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Patrick Jaromin
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posted 195 days ago
Sweet…I may need to find a copy of that book. Thanks for sharing!
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a1Jim
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posted 195 days ago
Congrats on the baby and a wonderful truck ,he will love it.
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
lew
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posted 195 days ago
Nice Truck, Dad!!
Those wheels must have been difficult to make.
Paul
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posted 195 days ago
Don’t forget to sign and date it. Very nice job.
-- Paul, La Center, Washington
Thepps
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posted 195 days ago
Lew,
The wheels actually were not too difficult to make. They begin as two halves and you use the tablesaw to cut 15 degree kerfs on the ends. Then they are glued together. It’s rather easy and they end up looking pretty cool.
-- Thepps, Grand Rapids, MI
woodworm
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posted 195 days ago
Very cooool…..!!!!!
-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.
stefang
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posted 195 days ago
Beautiful job.The wheels finish it off perfectly. A kids dream.
-- Mike, American in Norway
DAN
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posted 195 days ago
good work … nicest little truck on LJ’s
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Jerry
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posted 195 days ago
Great project, I just ordered the book from Amazon, they have plenty of new & used copies available.
I will have to build them in pairs…..I am sure my son will want one too!!!!
-- Jerry - Rochester, MN *Whether you think you can or you can't, you are probably right*
Les Hastings
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posted 195 days ago
Great work! I started this same truck several years ago with a few changes of my own, but I’ve never finish it. Maybe I’ll have to look for that box of parts. Again very nice work!
-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)
flcopper169
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posted 195 days ago
Wow….. cool project… Well done….I’ve been wanting to make one of these for a while now…for my grandson… It’s getting closer to the top of the list….
Thanks for posting..
Rob
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CessnaPilotBarry
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posted 195 days ago
Outstanding toy!
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ND2ELK
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posted 195 days ago
Way to go Dad! You done good. Remember it is the boys truck. Nice job! Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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Junji
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posted 195 days ago
Congratulation! As a dad of 6 years old boy, I can tell the boy can play with this at least 6 years! And it will be great if your grandson can play with it someday too.
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Durnik150
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posted 195 days ago
I have a copy of that book and have been contemplating trying this design. Now that I see you can recreate them well you have motivated me to give it a try.
Great work!
-- Behind the Bark is a lot of Heartwood----Charles, Centennial, CO
paintman
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posted 195 days ago
WANT TO SEE MORE TOYS. I BET YOUR SON WILL BE PROUD OF ANYTHING HIS POP MAKES FOR HIM NOW OR TWENTY YEARS FROM NOW. KEEP IT UP . GOOD JOB
-- john,oklahoma,paintman
Napaman
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posted 195 days ago
man i want to take that for a ride@!!! very cool…
-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...
Woodfix
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posted 192 days ago
I know how you feel. My boy is 18 months old and I started making stuff way before we even knew he was a he (mum insisted on knowing and I did not care). I built a dump truck for my boy, but yours blows mine away (not posted). A great toy I made for him, which he is only starting to use now, is a push car. I will post some images. A GREAT TRUCK mate.
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toymaker
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posted 183 days ago
That is a great Job and the wheels are easier than they look as you said.
i have this book and as a matter of fact Les is a shop teacher in Kamloops B.C where i live. i built the truck and 5th wheel out of this book to match my dads so it is a crew cab short box instead of the reg cab dually.