Going into the heavy construction business

[SA1911a1]

I enjoy farting around in my humble wood shop. I am not a good carpenter, but I am enthusiastic about it. I want to make a pile of wooden toys to donate at Christmas. There are still parents and children in search of handmade toys. I am going to keep them simple, although it is a constant temptation to add one more detail. The material cost are low and the work is fun. I can put my brain in neutral and as long as I avoid rotating blades I have a good time. This is a prototype made from various scraps discarded from other projects. It is the second iteration of the theme, but I think that I can go with this one. I see trucks, planes and boats in my future. This motor grader is about a foot long. ;)

[tomaustin]

VERY NICE......the kids will love them............

[Junk Yard Dog]

Cool, I don't remember having any heavy construction toys as a kid, but I made up for it by playing with the real things later in life.

[steelbuttplate]

That's a cool looking dozer. Can you make a motor grader ? If you try that out in your driveway, you know the guys in white coats will show don't you ? My crystal ball sees a steel wheel roller, a Cat D8, a pay hauler, an extended reach excavator with working boom, What else Sonny ? Give Steve a picture of some equipment to go by.

[Junk Yard Dog]

The Michigan is my heavy snow mover, the Nasco forklift has helped process thousands of cars, and hundreds of cords of wood.

[steelbuttplate]

I'm envisioning an attachment for the fork lift boom that makes it into a wood splitter We used the side shift on a motor grader to split big blocks of pine on the bottom corner of the blade.

[SA1911a1]

My fleet continues to groweth:

[Tula44]

Cool!

[PoppinPoppies]

I gotta tell you, I'm absolutely digging your passion for handmade toys. Brings back memories of good ol' days, doesn't it? I mean, who doesn't love these charming little crafts?
I was once in your shoes, buddy. Started making toys just for kicks, but then, boom! I saw not just toy trucks or boats, but real opportunities in those little scraps. Turned my pastime into a full-on small biz.
If anyone's thinking about doing the same, there's this awesome blog I stumbled upon when I was setting up my LLC. Totally helped me navigate the rough waters. If you wanna check it out, just click here for info.