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toy

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

As noted previous, I'm making a wooden "inch-worm" pull-toy for my little nephew Ta-kun. It's a thing with two wheels that have an offset axel. Attached to the axel are the 'fuselage' pieces that make up the body of the worm itself. When the toy is pulled forward by a rope through the nose of the worm, the wheels roll and the midsection of the body is lifted off the ground effecting the rise and fall of the inch-worm.

I stole the idea from a toy I found in a store.

It's been fun to make, though my usual impaired level of craftsmanship has diluted the overall effect to some degree. Still, I managed to get through the spray-painting of the body without any accidental coloration of the patio, and the overall effect is rather good. Next I have to paint on some legs and then paint the wheels. Then comes the glue. Sweet, sweet glue.