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* Madcap follow-up to Zany Wooden Toys that Whiz, Spin, Pop, and Fly is sure to thrill the ten-year-old creator in your life Your mission is to invent, build and control wild and wacky toys! Are you up for the challenge? This madcap follow-up to Zany Wooden Toys that Whiz, Spin, Pop, and Fly is sure to thrill the ten-year-old creator in your life. Zany Wooden Toys Reloaded! is packed with author Bob Gilsdorf's best and most creative projects. Disarm spy robots, launch flying discs, throw cards magically across the room - each of these imaginative woodworking projects ranks high on the fun scale! Inside you'll find 8 show-stopping creations that will delight kids and adults alike: Magician's Envy Cardthrower, Boomerang Launcher, Bottle Cap Shooter, Pirate Coin Maker, Crayon Dispenser, Desktop Flicker-er, Knobby Knocker, Energy Orb Robot Battle and Gumball Smackdown.

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Inventive and unique, this dynamic collection of woodworking projects teaches the basic skills needed to make exciting, action-packed toys. From rapid-fire nickel launchers and ball-and-socket robots to a monkey-toss gumball machine, each project includes a colour photograph, a tools and materials list, a full diagram, woodworking plans and instructions for using the finished product. Covering all the methods necessary for creation - selecting wood, drilling and shaping, making wheels and axles, and decoration - these constructions are simple enough for children and parents to complete together, all in an afternoon's time.

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