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perfectly on the semi. Your young person can
load any number of items into the trailer and
haul it to wherever their mind takes them.
Everything Boyd makes isn’t necessarily
geared to a boy’s interest. One of the cutest
pieces and most recently added is a wooden
doll chair. What makes the chair so unique
is that it can be disassembled and stacked
flat. This makes them perfect to ship. He has
stained them a darker color, and they are
made from Baltic birch plywood that is 1/8-
inch thick. He also makes a wagon suitable
for pulling your favorite dolls to any destina-
tion.
Another really nice item that the girls are
partial to is a teddy bear that is colorfully
painted, with their name added to it, making it a very personal
gift.
Dave also has an assortment of wood ornaments. Ornaments
that are simply cut from plywood are known as silhouettes.
However, Dave’s preference here is known as fretwork. This
time-consuming process involves a stencil and drilling holes
in the areas that need to be removed. Each piece is then
slipped over the blade on the scroll saw through the drilled
hole, cut out, then sanded and painted. The intricately de-
signed ornaments are awesome pieces of work and make a
wonderful gift.
Something to keep in mind when pur-
chasing any wood toy is the age of your
child. The pieces should fit their hands
and not be so large or heavy that they
can’t carry them around. Toys having
smaller pieces should be avoided for
younger children.
Another thing to
remember is the
paint choice. Pieces
made outside of
the United States
may not have as
stringent direc-
tives, possibly al-
lowing a lead-based paint. It is also
