Lee, We bought some at Ben Franklin about 3 months ago. An artist friend of mine bought some online because she needed very specific dimensions.
Betsy At 07:27 AM 5/11/2009, you wrote: >is there such a thing as balsa wod for toy projects anymore/ ? Lee > >On >Mon, May 11, 2009 at 12:12:31PM -0500, ><mailto:wstephan%40everestkc.net>[email protected] wrote: > > > > Lenny: > > > > I can recall as a kid building something similar, though not as > elaborate. The ones me and my old man built didn't have shafts for > the prop, and the boat was just a piece of pine with a point on one > end. They worked though. I also used to build scooters made out of > a piece of 1 x 6 with roller skates I stole from my sister on each > end. These had a wooden crate on the front with handles, and they > roared like a jet when you rode them on the sidewalk. Probably > they're too dangerous for today's little darlings,. > > > > Bill Stephan > > Kansas Citty MO > > Email: <mailto:wstephan%40everestkc.net>[email protected] > > Phone: (816)803-2469 > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Lee A. Stone" <<mailto:sedac%40mailsent.net>[email protected]> > > Date: Monday, May 11, 2009 11:39 am > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] toy boat > > > > > > i think that is a great program to get kids involved into > > > making > > > things. Lee > > > > > > On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 11:21:15AM -0400, > > > Lenny McHugh wrote: > > > > Well I had an interesting weekend with my grandson, Christian > > > age 12. For a > > > > school project he wanted to build a boat out of scrap wood. This > > > is for a > > > > craft trade program where kids make something then trade for > > > something that > > > > another kid has made. He had permission to have an adult use > > > power saws. > > > > Christian can use a coping saw better than most adults. We > > > talked a little > > > > about the design and he had a few books. I suggested that he > > > make a rubber > > > > band powered boat and that is what he finally decided. > > > > I first took a piece of 1x6 pine and cut a point on the one end. > > > In the back > > > > he cut out a part 1 1/4 inch wide and 2 1/2 inches long. > > > > He then used a mallet and chisels to cut two notches a 1/2 inch > > > long and 3/8 > > > > inch wide and deep for the motor. > > > > I cut a thin piece of wood a little over 1/8 thick 3/4 inch wide > > > and about 4 > > > > inches long. > > > > I then had Christian take a wood rasp or file to make a spot to > > > hold the > > > > paddle halfway in the 3/8 dowel rod. When the paddle was glued > > > in place he > > > > cut the rod to fit in the grooves that he chiseled in the back > > > of the boat. > > > > I then left him use my bench sander to round all of the points > > > around the > > > > boat. When he was ready to put the paddle in place I gave him > > > two electric > > > > cable straps and some small screws to put over the top of the > > > dowel rods to > > > > keep them in place. He then inserted two screw hooks right in > > > from of the > > > > paddle. Now a rubber band would be placed over the hooks and > > > around part of > > > > the paddle. By winding it a few turns when released it gave a > > > pretty good > > > > spin to the paddle. > > > > I then cut a strip that he would glue to the bottom to make a > > > rudder. Again > > > > he used the sander to shape the front of the strip and glued it > > > in place. > > > > I took a small piece of 2x4 and using the chop saw made the top > > > of the boat. > > > > He then used the drill press to drill a 1 1/4 hole to hold a > > > medicine > > > > container. This will both represent a smoke stack and hold a lot > > > of extra > > > > rubber bands. > > > > He got to use quite a few tools. A bench sander, drill press, > > > hand drill, > > > > coping saw, wood rasp, wood chisels and a mallet and a sanding > > > block. He is > > > > quite proud of the boat. He now has to paint it and have it > > > ready for next > > > > week. > > > > Christian, like me, also has RP. I want him to learn to use as > > > many tools as > > > > he can while he has some vision. We have become very close and > > > projects like > > > > this are wonderful. > > > > --- > > > > Please visit my home page; it is motivational, inspirational and > > > humorous > > > > with many resources for the blind. > > > > > <http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/>http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/ > > > > Lenny > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > > > > > <mailto:blindhandyman-owner%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] > > > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > > > > > > > > <http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29>http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29> > > Or > > > > > <ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/>ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > > > > > > > > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > > > > > <http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday>http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > > > > > > > > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions > > > From Various List Members At The Following address: > > > > > <http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/>http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > > > > > > > > > Visit the archives page at the following address > > > > > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > > > > > > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the > > > following address for more information: > > > > <http://www.jaws-users.com/>http://www.jaws-users.com/ > > > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind > > > Handy Man list just send a blank message to: > > > > > <mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.comYahoo>[email protected]! > > Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > "When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, > > > "what's the first thing you say to yourself?" > > > "What's for breakfast?" said Pooh. "What do you say, Piglet?" > > > "I say, I wonder what's going to happen exciting today?" said Piglet. > > > Pooh nodded thoughtfully. "It's the same thing," he said. > > > Are you curious? Ask me about Temptations toy parties. > > > > >-- >"When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, >"what's the first thing you say to yourself?" >"What's for breakfast?" said Pooh. "What do you say, Piglet?" >"I say, I wonder what's going to happen exciting today?" said Piglet. >Pooh nodded thoughtfully. "It's the same thing," he said. >Are you curious? Ask me about Temptations toy parties. > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
