Pinewood Derby Designs and Patterns [Paperback]

Troy Thorne (Author)

Book Description

The Ultimate Guide to Creating the Coolest Car!



Ready to take the design of your Pinewood Derby car to the next level? For
anyone who wants to wow the crowds with sleek lines and eye-catching extras,
Pinewood Derby Designs & Patterns is the only guide you need.

Product Details

• Paperback: 118 pages
• Publisher: DK Publishing (October 29, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0756632625
• ISBN-13: 978-0756632625
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #967,139 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Adults Guide to Taking Over Your Kids Project, December 21, 2009

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Stephen (Southern CA) - See all my reviews
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This book provides some detailed plans for an adult building a car. The problem is that it is supposed to be an event for you and your son to work on together. I went overboard in the begining of pinewood derby. I realized that it is supposed to be a kids event. The shame is that if you are making the advanced cars in this book your kid is sitting in the den watching TV while you are doing all of the work. What is the point? What is he getting out of this project?

The book also includes several basic designs that are decent simple car plans. You can photocopy then to transfer them on your pinewood block.

There are also some basic tips to make you car faster.

Some of the designs are banned, so check you local rules prior to picking a plan.

If you are going to get one pinewood book I would get this one.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth every dollar and much more!, October 21, 2009

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Wade Charlesworth (Denver, Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This book has everything you will need to create a car and enjoy the pinewood derby experience. A picture is worth a thousand words and this is packed with photo's galore. Many car plans to choose from and step by step instructions on design, shaping, painting, and fine tuning a car for maximum speed. I have been doing pinewood derby for 8 years. I have bought most books on this subject and I cut out about 110-150 cars a year for our church and thought that I had seen it all but this book took me to another level. Our pinewood doesn't start for another 3 months and I am already to get started.

I don't just recommend this book, I suggest you get 2-3 copies and pass them around!

Wade Charlesworth
New Life Worship Center

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Design Book, January 27, 2009

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Ohio Woodworker "Ohio Woodworker" (Ohio) - See all my reviews

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This book provide some great ideas to constructing a pinewood derby car. Although it does go over basic speed tips, this is not a book about building fast cars rather a book about design options and detailing a very nice car. Also several very unique design templates are provided if you need an idea on what to build with your scout.