Making Wooden Dinosaur Toys and Puzzles: Jurassic Giants to Make and Play With (Fox Chapel Publishing) 36 Puzzle & Toy Patterns for T-Rex, Brontosaurus, Ichthyosaur, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, and More

Create exciting dinosaur puzzles that kids will love! 34 dinosaur scroll saw patterns, from Velociraptor and Stegosaurus to Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus Rex 2 big diorama puzzles: Maiasaur featuring the "good mother lizard" and In the Cretaceous with a T. Rex and its prey, a plant-eating Lambeosaur Getting started section provides the basics of scroll sawing, as well as advice on cutting, sanding, and finishing Easy, intermediate, and advanced patterns, so there is something for everyone to make, and challenges to try Step-by-step walkthrough with photos for cutting a Triceratops and a Tyrannosaurus Rex toy from wood Authors Judy and Dave Peterson are award-winning scroll saw artists Kids love dinosaurs! These primeval reptiles inspire a child's imagination with scary fun and some of their earliest connections to science. With this ingenious book, you can create clever wooden puzzles and toys of all kinds of dinosaurs to delight a special child in your life. Inside this delightful pattern book, prehistoric puzzle fun for both beginning and advanced woodcrafters awaits. Be careful: Your workshop is about to be invaded by dinosaurs! 34 original dinosaur puzzles feature all the most popular species, including Brontosaurus, Velociraptor, Plesiosaur, Stegosaur, T. Rex, Protoceratops, Quetzalcoatlus, and many more. Two spectacular puzzle dioramas are included: one featuring a Maiasaura mama with her babies; the other, a T-Rex on the attack! Patterns are also provided for easy-to-cut, baby-proof dinosaur toys that are safe for little kids who can't play with small objects. The authors, award-winning scroll saw artists Judy and Dave Peterson, offer step-by-step instructions, plus basic information on safety, materials, equipment, and techniques. They'll help you choose a board, choose a blade, square the table, lay out the patterns, and more! Making Wooden Dinosaur Toys and Puzzles is the perfect puzzle-making guide for scroll saw enthusiasts, woodworkers, and woodcrafters at any skill level. Once you get started making puzzles of Jurassic giants, you won't want to stop!