Just wondering...
Would you ever make your own wooden toys? :)
11/19/2012
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I'm not a woodcarver by any stretch of the imagination, so I wouldn't trust myself to make something 100% safe.
11/19/2012
I've thought about turning some simple toys on the lathe. My major concern is what type of finish to use on them.
11/19/2012
If I had any talent in that direction, absolutely. Some of my favorite toys when I was little were wooden (and they were rare even then). Unfortunately, even the shoe rack I assembled is a little crooked so...
11/19/2012
If I knew how to I definitely would. I'm all about getting creative and making new toys.
11/19/2012
ive always been good at woodwork and believe i definitely could do it. So if my girlfriend wanted one I definitely would give it a go.
11/19/2012
Probably not due to concerns about the finish.
11/19/2012
I never would. I don't know how to work with wood. I work with flour and sugar.
11/19/2012
I would love to. But like veryone else the issues with finish scares me
11/19/2012
I would love to. But like veryone else the issues with finish scares me
11/19/2012
Any thoughts on the finish? Poly, a couple coats of hand rubbed lacquer, spar?
11/19/2012
Heck no!! And hubby is a woodworker....
11/20/2012
Never, I'd be too afraid of a splinter!
11/20/2012
No, sounds like a funny ER story just waiting to happen...
11/20/2012
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No i wouldnt
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DreamWolf
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11/20/2012
Oh heavens no. Luckily, I can just get them here.
11/20/2012
No, I do not want to spend a ton of money purchasing the necessary equipments, and I don't have a body-safe finish to apply on toxic woods.
11/20/2012
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No-I don't have the skills to pull that off.
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DreamWolf
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11/20/2012
table38792
I don't think I have the talent and wood seems like an unsafe material for this kind of thing.
11/20/2012
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no, I'm not a wood carver
Originally posted by
DreamWolf
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11/20/2012
No way! I'd be too worried that something wouldn't be just right about it for whatever reason.
11/20/2012
Nope, I think that is best left to the professionals.
11/20/2012
Mr. John
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Too many risks to try.
Originally posted by
DreamWolf
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03/17/2013
No. I don't think I'd trust myself enough.
03/17/2013
I have some wooden teething toys for the baby... so i guess if they were the same safe material...
03/17/2013
I don't imagine carving it would be an issue, but lacquering it and finishing it are likely difficult.
03/17/2013
If I had the skill, yes.
03/17/2013
I don't think so. I've worked wood into a few of my sculptures and I find that I don't really enjoy the sanding phase of wood working. If i were to make a wooden toy I would be ocd with making sure it's as smooth as possible. I think if I had some experience working with a lathe my answer might be different, but the wood pieces I've made were large and took forever to complete. Initially I enjoy working with wood, but halfway through I'm over it. So I don't see this in my future.
03/17/2013
If I had a master teach me, maybe. I want to make sure I know what I'm doing before I use it on me.
03/17/2013
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