Forest Street Designs
A clown attached to an arched balance beam stands atop an elephant trunk. He teeters and spins without falling. Inspired by the many metal circus toys from early in the 1900s.
04_FS_160_L
04-FS-160-L
22.95
WoodworkersWorkshop
https://woodworkersworkshop.com/Item/04_FS_160_L
Finished Dimensions:
Height: 15 inches (38.1 cm)
Width: 12 inches (30.5 cm)
Published Date: 2013
Plan Language: English, all measurements are in inches.
This plan is part of a 17 plan set called Vintage European Woodworking Plans - Collection 2. You are purchasing all 17 plans for 22.95 when you add this product to your shopping cart. Collection 2 contains: Ramp-o-saurs, the Paratrooper, Tumble Bug and Bus, Chicken Feeds, Pedaling Circus Bears, Wood Cam Machine, Tumbling Discs, Notched Dowel and Propeller, Balancing Eagle on a Tower, Wooden Noise Maker, Bird on a Pole, Balancing Clown and Elephant, Tumbling Clown, Spiral Top, Jumping Clowns, Spaceship with bomb and finally, Rowing Home balance toy.
Download the informational booklet regarding this Collection #2 04-FS-160-booklet
Based on wooden ramp toys that have great world wide appeal. Our three dinosaurs are uncommon for traditional ramp toys. These ancient critters clickety-clack down ramps of any length to the bottom. T...
This is an enhanced version of a century old novelty. Kids loved to tie weights to a handkerchief and toss the bundle into the air to have it unfold and float to earth. Our wood version suggests the u...
This booklet provides details on the European Toys Vintage Collection Set 2. This is an information booklet only, that you can download for free. The plans are listed separately in the store.
This surprising little project is based on an antique 1920s metal wind-up toys. The wood versions roll down a double ramp to flip and land upright. A red ladybug and a yellow bus are detailed in the ...
Chickens Feed is a popular item made mostly in Czechoslovakia but this may be the only plan. Fine wood pieces are cut and fit to produce five feeding hens and little chicks. A weight below the paddle ...
Momma bear pumps her legs up and down as she peddles a unicycle over a stretched string. Baby bear, acting as a counter-balance, rides along in a trapeze. Another smile inducing action toy. Finished d...
This is one of the most universal of moving wood devices. A large number of versions have been made, but this may be the only plan for building one. Three different figures are shown as examples. A ha...
A simple wood project for ramps. Two round, oval or teardrop shaped pieces of wood are notched to fit together. They form two offset discs that roll and wobble down ramps. Other varieties can be made...
Boy scouts and other outdoor folks have made this curious device for many decades. They rubbed a stick over a larger notched stick to spin a twig nailed in the front. Ours uses dowels and a propeller....
Little children love this device. Place the eagle beak on your fingertip and it balances. It can be tipped and turned without falling. The plan includeds a wood Eiffel tower for display. Grids are pro...
