Wooden Toys

[Ron Johnson]

Managed some shop time making a few wood toys. Wood used is oak, maple, walnut & cherry. Would appreciate suggestions for a chemical free finish. In the meantime I would like to wish you and your families a 'Happy New Year'. Thank you. Ron.

[dgman]

Those are some very nice toys Ron, great work!

Any finish sold in North America is non toxic once cured, as long as it is designed as a finish. Products like orange oil and lemon oil are designed as cleaners and polishes and may contain toxic ingredients.

If I was finishing those great toys, I would soak them in a 50/50 mixture of boiled linseed oil and mineral spirits. Wipe them off with a clean soft cloth, then let them dry for twenty four to thirty six hours. Then topcoat them with Deft semi gloss spray lacquer.

Again, once fully cured, the finish will be no toxic.

P.S. Happy New Year to you too!

Edited December 31, 2015 by dgman

[Fish]

There is some awesome work!  Great job

[DWSUDEKUM]

Excellently done Ron.  Those are very nice.  Thanks for sharing these with us.

 

DW

[spirithorse]

Really nice autos, Ron,

Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse

[wombatie]

Those are great Ron.  I love the woods that you chose it makes them look VERY expensive. :thumbs:

 

Marg 

[heppnerguy]

I am not into wooden toys but everything you do is top notch, as Kevin would say, and so are these wonderful wooden toys you made. I believe you could make a roasting stick for the fire pit and it would amaze me when I saw it..

 

 

Dick

heppnerguy

[Phantom Scroller]

Very good Ron, did you buy or make the axle pegs and wheels?.

Treatment I would use is bees wax brings the grain out non toxic. I make my own from baby oil and I grate a lump of bees wax I have heated in a old bean can in a saucepan full of water heated up, then pour it into container to set. Roly

[merlin]

Top cutting Ron...those are very nice....................

[Fab4]

Hi Ron:

Can't help you on the finish but those are really sharp looking vehicles.

Fab4

[amazingkevin]

Managed some shop time making a few wood toys. Wood used is oak, maple, walnut & cherry. Would appreciate suggestions for a chemical free finish. In the meantime I would like to wish you and your families a 'Happy New Year'. Thank you. Ron.

For toys ,You really spiffed them up with a mod look to old style toys,Very clever!Just that alone sets them apart from all the others .Put these up against all the others and you win for design .I love the old new look ! :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:

[Scrolling Steve]

Awesome cars, Ron!....Love the wood!

[orangeman]

Very nice!

 

how about tung oil?  I guess technically it is a chemical  but it is a natural product and non toxic.

[Ron Johnson]

Very good Ron, did you buy or make the axle pegs and wheels?.

Treatment I would use is bees wax brings the grain out non toxic. I make my own from baby oil and I grate a lump of bees wax I have heated in a old bean can in a saucepan full of water heated up, then pour it into container to set. Roly

Hi Roly. Wheels and axles were bought.

[penquin]

They look super, very nice.  You did a great job on them.

jim

penquin

[Ron Johnson]

For toys ,You really spiffed them up with a mod look to old style toys,Very clever!Just that alone sets them apart from all the others .Put these up against all the others and you win for design .I love the old new look ! :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:

Thanks Kevin. How do you like your Excalibur?

[newfie]

Nice work thanks for sharing

[ike]

Very nice work. they are simple but elegant. How would lemon oil look on them?