Kids love dinosaurs! These primeval reptiles inspire children’s imaginations with scary fun and some of their earliest connections to science. Create exciting wooden dinosaur puzzles and toys to delight a special child in your life with this ingenious book. Thirty-eight original scroll saw patterns cover all of the most popular species, from Velociraptor and Stegosaurus to Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus Rex. Two spectacular puzzle dioramas feature a Maiasaur mama with her babies, and a T-Rex on the attack. Patterns are also provided for easy-to-cut wooden toys that are safe for little kids who can’t play with small objects. Award-winning scroll saw artists Judy and Dave Peterson offer step-by-step instructions plus basic information on safety, cutting, sanding, finishing, and equipment. Once you get started making these clever dinosaur puzzles, you won't be able to stop.

Beginning and intermediate scroll sawers will enjoy creating and assembling these fun dinosaur puzzles. A discussion of different types of hardwood and tips for working with each helps craftspeople understand how to choose the perfect wood for each puzzle project. Patterns are divided by level of difficulty and include brontosaurus, stegosaurus, triceratops, tyrannosaurus rex, and many more. Also included is information about safety precautions, creating a safe workshop, and assembling the basic equipment to get started.

Build 33 easy-to-make wooden action toys that bring science to life and actually demonstrate the laws of physics right before your eyes. These creative projects combine ingenuity and woodworking with real-life lessons in science, technology, engineering, art, and math—aka STEAM.

"Miniature woodworking for maximum enjoyment. Create delightful holiday ornaments that double as small toys with this easy-to-follow guidebook. Making Tiny Toys in Wood provides full-size patterns and step-by-step instructions for 15 working miniature masterpieces. From tugboats and tractors to windmills and wagons, these nostalgic moving toys make great Christmas decorations as well as keepsake gifts for family and friends. They're a great way to reuse and repurpose scrap wood, and require only minimal painting. All you need is a scroll saw, a drill, and some glue to create memorable heirloom collectibles. Make your own collectible toy holiday ornaments: 15 full-size patterns and step-by-step instructions ; Charming mini toys with moving parts ; Easy scrill saw projects that don't take a lot of wood or tools ; Great way to reuse and repurpose scrap wood ; Make great keepsake gifts." -- back cover.

From baby pandas and piglets to bear cubs and lion cubs, this book has over 50 scroll saw projects and patterns for cute wooden toys of young animals found in the zoos, woods, jungles, and oceans of the world. Providing basic information on using a scroll saw to creating wooden puzzle animals, there even a few simplified projects with pieces large enough that are safe for children to play with!

Build classic pull and push toys with 20 imaginative projects for making wild and wacky wooden animals that come alive with delightful lifelike motion.