Dinosaur and woodworking enthusiasts will enjoy this guide to creating 3-D dinosaur models. Woodworkers can choose to build dinosaurs such as Allosaurus, Stegosaurus, and Tyrannosaurus rex out of interlocking pieces. Scroll saw basics and safety concerns are presented along with step-by-step instructions for completing both a hardwood and a plywood project. Five additional patterns contain cutting templates for each dinosaur bone needed to complete one of the 26 x 40-inch models.
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Danny A. Downs was one of the founding partners of B. C. Bones. He is involved in the woodworking industry and currently runs a contract manufacturing facility utilizing CNC (computer numeric controlled) routing technology. He lives in northern California. Tom Knight is president of B.C. Bones, a producer of dinosaur puzzle kits. His designs have been named by Parents Magazine among the best toys of 2003. He lives in Rohnert Park, California.
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This review is from: Make Your Own Model Dinosaurs: 7 Prehistoric Patterns for the Scroll Saw (Paperback)
I got this book to make a dinosaur for my boys for their birthday. I do not own a scroll saw. I do not have any experience with one. I do own a scrolling jigsaw. One of the few criticisms I have of the book is that it was tough to figure out how big the finished dinosaur was. I was sure I wanted a bigger one (for kids at a party to put together) and thought I'd just go do the best I could.
My husband copied the pages at 200% and I used them as the patterns on the plywood as outlined by the authors. I made the velociraptor. My jigsaw was actually able to handle everything but the slots, which I partially cut with the saw then sort of cleaned up with the file. (I almost forgot to scale down the width of the slots, which copying the design had enlarged to 1/2". You want them the same width as your plywood.) The pattern was a very good pattern-- my velociraptor turned out really well. I stress again I'd never attempted anything like this before. I started to assemble it as I was fitting and trimming the slots and the animal really started to emerge in front of me-- I brought the skull up out of the basement one night to show my husband and I was as excited as the kids. I think it's a good design if a novice like me can produce a finished dinosaur that almost stands up alone (I think it would be better balanced if I had scaled up the thickness of the plywood a little-- I used 1/4"). My finished dinosaur is a little larger that my three-year old. My three year old likes him very much. So do my five year olds, for whom it was made, and my eight year old, who helped make it. My older sons don't seem to mind at all propping it on the coffee table. I'm glad I got the book and tried the project.
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Great Fun,
This review is from: Make Your Own Model Dinosaurs: 7 Prehistoric Patterns for the Scroll Saw (Paperback)
These were great patterns! I have had as much fun making them as I know my Grandsons will have playing with them. I made three the first week I received the book and will have all of them made by the end of the next week.
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Dinosaurs have fascinated modern man ever since the first dinosaur bones were discovered nearly 200 years ago. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Dinosaurs have fascinated modern man ever since the first dinosaur bones were discovered nearly 200 years ago. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Make Your Own Model Dinosaurs New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Making Toys: Heirloom Toys to Make in Wood by Sam Martin in Back Matter
- Making Toys by Pete Martin in Back Matter
- Realistic Construction Models You Can Make: Complete Plans and Assembly Drawings for Eight Different Construction Vehicles (Vehicles You Can Make) by Luc St-Amour in Back Matter
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