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Wooden Toys was what got us in this game of Do-It-Yourself design in the first place with the launching of the book,”The Art Of Making Wooden Toys” which tells the origins of the urge to build wooden toys by a person who has never claimed to be capable of fine craftsmanship, but just enjoys the process of building toys and seeing the reactions they have with kids. The intro to the book tells it all...more.
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BIPLANE
$15.00 		THE 3-WAY PEDAL TRUCK
$45.00 		RIDE-ON DUMP TRUCK
$15.00
This little fighter from World War I has proved to be our most popular toy since it was launched back in 1971 (and has spawned a host of imitators overs the decades). Like a lot of our toys, it's a mixture of several of the allied aircraft fighting the Red Baron's Flying Circus; -the Sopwith Pup. the Nieuport 28, and the Spad. Our original idea of holding the two wings in place with through-drilled dowels extending up from the bottom wing to the top is now seen in just about every line-up of wooden toys. This is what started it all, so now you can build the original. This Pedal Truck features a lever-action drive that gives good power for take-outs, but also is easy to work at cruising speeds. Back-pedalling the levers works as an effective brake as well. The Truck can be run in any one of three modes: as a Dump Truck, a Covered Van, or as a Roadster. It features a driver-side door for getting into the Van and the changeable backs can be switched in a matter of minutes with a screwdriver. The Truck was originally featured in Home Mechanics Magazine as a reader project.

View photos of Stevenson Projects pedal cars that our builders have proudly sent in over the years, here.
 		Back in the thirties there was a series of metal trucks and construction equipment that were large enough for the user to sit on the roof and run the dump bed, or steam shovel or whatever. There were no new toys during the war, so my generation was making do with thirties toys, which was a break in our favor considering how well designed they were. This version is out of wood, but keeps the look of the originals. A larger, but still simple project well within the reach of beginner-builders.
FISHING BOAT
$15.00 		FORKLIFT
$15.00 		PEDAL BUGATTI
$45.00
This toy Fishing Boat was designed for cruises over the carpet of the living room floor and the lines were taken pretty literally from those purse seiners still cruising up and down the foggy coast of California. The small boat on the stern is used to maneuver the nets, and although I've seen them upside down on the fantail of seiners, an owner of one assured me that was a fluke and that no self respecting skipper would be seen with his skiff upside down. You can take your pick. The boat's well within the reach of beginners IF they have a bandsaw, a little harder without one. A good Forklift comes in handy for many jobs the young construction engineer may face in the day; arranging blocks, loading trucks and trains, lifting bales, toting barges; it's work is never done. To use this one, a twist of the steering wheel lifts or lowers the fork and a pallet makes shifting materiel from docks to flatbeds easy. This nimble Pedal version of the Bugatti Type 35 brings back the flavor of one of history's most loved racers. Built by the artistic hand of Ettore Bugatti in the late Twenties, the car captured the hearts of the European racing world and became so popular that whole races were held with nothing but Bugattis on the track. This one features the same dependable lever-action drive that doubles as an affective braking system we use in our other pedal machines, and was the featured reader project in Popular Mechanics. In fact this little pedal car became so popular itself that it was featured on the official Bugatti website from Molsheim where the real things were built. Construction is wood with the top curves achieved by bending aluminum flashing over the top of the basic box structure. Plans include full-scale patterns.

View photos of Stevenson Projects pedal cars that our builders have proudly sent in over the years, here.
MG-TC PEDAL CAR
$45.00 		PEDAL BIPLANE
$45.00 		GYPSY WAGON
$15.00
Some of us suffer occasional spells of MG-TC fever (when we can't seem to face life without one of the cunning little roadsters that stole the heart of America just after WW II. —at least the sportscar-loving part of America). To stave off this fever (and poison the minds of a younger generation) we built this version from lumberyard materials. It features a seat-back adjustment that can adapt to a growing driver, and was the featured project in Popular Mechanics Magazine. One was also built by a member of the MG Club in England and another was on display at the American Plywood association in Tacoma. Plans include full-scale patterns.

View photos of Stevenson Projects pedal cars that our builders have proudly sent in over the years, here.
 		As with many of our other toys, we based the design of this Pedal Plane on a mixture of features from our favorite Biplanes. Pedal Power is simple by means of pushing on the crank/axle of the landing gear. The tailwheel is steered by the joystick in the cockpit and the foam propeller can be spun from inside. The engine cowling is fashioned from the bottom of a plastic trash can. Plans include full-scale patterns.

View photos of Stevenson Projects pedal cars that our builders have proudly sent in over the years, here.
 		Rumor has it that gypsies are supposed to be crazy about making off with the kids in the neighborhood. Now, whether this is a lunatic plan or not is open to debate. But just to be on the safe side, we’ve come up with a child-sized version of the gypsy’s wagon to help satisfy that urge to travel o’er the distant horizons, to trudge down new roads, and then to pull up at night in a cozy little home away from home. In off seasons, between forays to the far end of the yard and back, this wagon can be used as a gypsy dollhouse or simply as a portable toy bin.
MASERATI
$15.00 		PEUGEOT
$15.00 		ROW DOLLHOUSE
$15.00
In our first toy book we included some "sling racers," heavy wooden cars with tethers attached to their sides so the person running the car can apply a little pull and have the car make a smooth circle around him. A good deal of skill is necessary to keep the car from crashing, and the action can get fast and exciting, especially if you run two cars at once. So we couldn't resist having a sling racer project plan as well. This one is a new-generation sling racer that's capable of far greater speeds than the earlier cars we made.
 		This super-simplified version of the famous Peugeot racer from before World War I is the perfect way to warm up your tools and get started in Toycrafting. The actual car was a giant-killer in the days when race cars were built to the size of heavy trucks. It was designed by a renegade, offshoot branch of the Peugeot factory that the firm called "the Charlatans" because of their revolutionary new ideas, like double overhead cams, centerlock knock-off wire wheels and light construction. It's still an exciting car to ride in a hundred or so years later. The design of this Dollhouse came from an order for a house that could be shut up and form a four-walled structure; or be opened out to get to the inside rooms, while forming a street-front of row houses on the other side. The design seemed to find favor with the younger set who like the added rooms, and the fact that it could look like a real house when folded shut. Building steps are very simple, but there are a lot of walls, making it an intermediate level project.
PEDAL STAKE TRUCK
$25.00 		RIDE-ON STEAM SHOVEL
$15.00 		STEAM ROLLER
$15.00
This Pedal Truck features just about the simplest drive-train, using the steerable front axle as the pedal crank. There's only one moving part in the whole pedal-drive system, but with its simplicity also comes a certain lack of finesse in its handling. It's not meant for speed-work like our other pedal machines, but it's fine for backing and filling into position. And it's a good way to get started building pedal power machines. The flatbed at the rear is a good basis to convert to a fire truck, crane truck, dump truck or whatever truck your client's needs indicate. This wood version of the thirties series of Ride-On Toys, this Steam Shovel lets the operator ride on the roof while digging with the bucket, turning and dumping the load in the dump bed of the waiting truck. The cab pivots on a lazy-susan for smooth operation, and a grab handle on the boom opens the bottom of the bucket for exact load placement. It's a good-sized toy, but very buildable by beginners. Nothing around the sand-box makes for smooth roads like a Steam Roller, and this one, made from a wood rolling-pin, makes use of its smoke stack as a sturdy handle for that extra push to create really smooth roadways. Construction is easy, but you'll need a vise to make the front fork.
TANK
$15.00 		TRAIN
$15.00 		TRIPLANE
$15.00
The Tank, based loosely on the World War I Renault pony tank, was inspired by a British gentleman we'd met who, when he found himself surrounded by Rommel's tanks in North Africa (in another war, of course, but what the heck!) he managed to bag five of the enemy tanks in five minutes, earning himself the title of "Tank-A-Minute Mears". It's a simple process to make one of Tank-A-Minute's faithful machines and recommended for beginner toy-builders. This little Train is based on some of the first narrow gauge puffers to cross the English and French countryside, bringing a taste of the city to the countryside and vice versa. Construction is based on a wooden rolling-pin and although it's described with both a coal car tender and a pullman passenger car, added cars like flatbeds, box cars, and cabooses can be added as much as the imagination is in the mood for. To give the Biplanes flying dawn patrols for the Allies something to think about, the Kaiser went one better and brought out the famous Triplane of the Red Baron's Flying Circus. The idea was that the added wing and shorter wing span would give the plane better climbing qualities and increased turning capabilities to get that extra edge over the competition. If the Vee-grill at the front reminds you of a certain German car, there's a good reason: the engine was made by the same firm.
WHEELBARROW
$15.00 		TRAILER TRUCK
$15.00 		CRADLE
$15.00
The Wheelbarrow design comes to us from an illustration in an old English book and is as sturdy in use as it is picturesque just sitting around the garden or back yard. It's a simple project requiring no special tools and is a good choice for beginner-builders. A good Trailer Truck is a must for any young construction engineer's set of equipment. Fitted with any number of different trailers, the Truck is easily converted from a bulk hauler (seen here) to a logger, a tanker, a stake-body, van, or whatever the imagination of your client can come up with. The design for this Cradle was taken almost verbatim from a New England antique that has made a big hit with the little ones ever since George Washington was busy with the British. Construction is very simple and well suited to anyone new to the world of tools.
   
 
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