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What a great idea. I think I’ll try it for the grandkids.

-- Bruce from Central New York

what a novel method. I like it; simple and fun.

That is a wonderful idea. It gets children involved in the learning process and lets them be active at the same time. Very novel idea.

Thanks for the post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Looks simple but it certainly is not so simple as it looks like. Could be good inspiration.
Thanks for this post.

-- Jiri

Great idea… anything that will get the kids to learn without knowing it, but still having fun is always a welcome idea.

“A tip of the hat to you sir”

-- Brian's Table Top Toys http://home.mountaincable.net/~bgraham/

What a wonderful story. I applaud what you’ve done here. Excellent idea.

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.

I started with the magnetic sheet measurements as a guide for the flat bed. The sheets are 8.5 inches X12 inches. I made the flat bed 4X8.5 so I could make 3 trucks. The flat bed is 1/4 inch birch plywood. The cab is two pieces of 2×4 that I cut and glued together. The bottom was 3.5 X 1.5 X 3 and the top piece was 3.5 X 1.5 X 3 with a 45degree cut taken out ofthe top corner. I am guessing that if you had a 4X4, you could skip the gluing process. |The frame for the bed and cab is 2X4 that I ripped in half to end up with 1.5 X 1.5 X 11. The front grill was 1/8th birch plywood 3.5 X 3.5. The fuel tanks were 2 inch pieces of an old mop handle that I rounded over. ( I am guessing my wife won’t miss it). I sanded a flat spot on one side to make it easier to glue. The wheels are common 2 inch round wheels with dowels for axels and birch caps to keep them on. My original plan was to make two back axles, but because I made 3 trucks for my wife to use at school, I didnt have enough wheels. In the interest of keeping them the same, I went for a single axle. I resisted adding too many details and embelishments because I was aiming for durability over flair. Just make sure you round all edges. I am going to let my kids decorate them with crayola markers then I will give them a coat of nontoxic eurathane.

-- www.robneves.com

what a great ideas!!!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Very cool idea..heck even little girls like my 3 year old would like to play with this.

-- Rich, Madison WI