Wooden Blocks for Grandson

[gilamonster]

Anybody know of a source for plans for a set of wooden building blocks that I could make for my grandson?

I remember seeing sets that are sized to work together well... and all stack in a wooden box. I have had no luck searching the internets. Maybe nobody makes wooden blocks for kids anymore? Maybe I should build him a wooden laptop... haha

In 1956, when I was 10 years old, I 'helped' my Dad make a set of blocks for my 1-yr-old brother... using my Dad's new Shopsmith.

That SS has been mine for 25 years, and I thought it might be cool to make the grandson some blocks... like a tradition or something!

For Christmas, I made him this wooden milk truck (the 'milk cans' fit in holes behind a slide-up door in the back of the delivery truck. He thinks they are people, as he has no idea what 'milk cans' are) out of Alligator Juniper from the firewood pile...

[jimthej]

If you want just blocks, just mill up firewood to a slightly oversize 2" by 2" stick and cut the blocks. I would be inclined to sand and roundover the long sticks before cutting the individual blocks.
If you want fancy, like with letters engraved, I would lay out the patterns on the 2 x 2 sticks clamped together to give a good base for the router. Sounds like a job for a pin router setup.
Then there's this idea.

[albie]

Search for a book titled: "The New Yankee Workshop Kids' Stuff"
There is a block set in it that includes a box/tray for storage.

[gilamonster]

If you want just blocks, just mill up firewood to a slightly oversize 2" by 2" stick and cut the blocks. I would be inclined to sand and roundover the long sticks before cutting the individual blocks.

I was thinking of something more like this...



various sizes and shapes, but with similar dimensions, so they work together. I saw this on WOOD Magazine's site...

[Gene Howe]

Doug,
Please check your PMs.

[efmaron]

Doug,
That is a beautiful truck you made, excellent job,

[rkh2]

Great looking truck. Your grandson will cherish it and I am sure that someday it will be passed on to his future children.

[derk]

There is a set of plans on the internet,
that is free for Lincoln Logs. Neat Logs, altho they are square, with
notches. Also, if you google [Burr Puzzles], you will find a book that
has wooden puzzle plans that you can install in a box, just like the photos on the preceding response. Good Luck....

[dusty]

There is a set of plans on the internet,
that is free for Lincoln Logs. Neat Logs, altho they are square, with
notches. Also, if you google [Burr Puzzles], you will find a book that
has wooden puzzle plans that you can install in a box, just like the photos on the preceding response. Good Luck....

I am unable to find plans. Could you post the link.

[anmius]

Here is a link for the "Interlocking Logs" - http://www.shopsmithhandson.com/archive ... nglogs.htm

And here is a link for the Shopsmith "Hands On" articles - http://www.shopsmithhandson.com/issue_archives.htm