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We have just launched our two straddle carrier pre-cut kits, one made out of hoop pine (9mm) and the other Eurolite plywood (6mm). Although we have had the blueprints for this model available for some time, it’s nice to finally offer them pre-cut which should save you a lot of time if you don’t have a shop or time to make it all from scratch yourself. You can find the straddle carrier on WoodMarvels.com under Category / Vehicles. We have [...]

We have just launched our first in a series of teaching aids to help fellow teachers get points across in a very efficient and fun manner using unique wooden products! This is also a great way to teach children the use of lasers cutting, using sustainable materials and environmental issues. There are two variations and sizes of this clock, they both features extra big hour and minute hands, extra large numbers and second ticks. They are available in both 15cm [...]

Hello everybody, we are pleased to announce that WoodMarvels.com is now a Ponoko Prime member. What this means is all our pre-cut kits are now going to enjoy a SUBSTANTIAL price decrease, how much? Well, an insane amount! As such, we are able to offer HEAVY discounts on all our pre-cut kits. We are currently running through all our items adding a “special price”. For instance: our sturdy Platform Crane pre-cut kit we released just a few days ago has [...]

Our platform crane is among the first batch of designs we every created on WoodMarvels.com. It lead to the creation of our (later) mobile crane and a host of other ideas including even our Full Armor Gear Series! Well, before, this heavy-duty platform construction crane was only available as blueprints but now… you can order it as a pre-cut kit! What is even better is that you can order it in two sizes to suit your budget! Our platform crane [...]

Comment: Hi Woodmarvels people. I really hope you can answer this question. Is it possible to make a full time income or substantial income from Ponoko? Correct Question We got a question today from Earl that I thought a blog reply would be more useful. The question is essentially, can you make money with Ponoko? Asking if you can make money with Ponoko isn’t the right question to ask, the correct question is: Are you ambitious enough to turn the [...]

We have now outgrown our current place. Our site has slowed-down to a crawl and we want to make some really needed upgrades to our entire WoodMarvels.com shopping experience. As such, our site may act a little wacky over the next week as we migrate over. Moving is never a fun thing to do but the opportunities it brings-on usually make it more than worthwhile in the long run. Thank you for your patience and we look forward to improving [...]

As you know, all of our products on WoodMarvels.com come with a 3D animation showing assembly to give you a better idea of how our models are built. This feature alone gives us a lot of attention and hasn’t been copied elsewhere (so far) and with the introduction of custom music to go along with said 3D wood animations, the bar was raised even higher for our industry! To keep our costs down, we decided almost from the very beginning [...]

It’s always important to review where things came from and where they are headed, our unique WoodMarvels.com Full Armor Gear series is no different. Where it all began The original concept behind the our Full Armor Gear series began with creating a series of “war” related wooden toys that still allowed plenty of room for non-war related play. Let’s face it, our world is full of challenges and developing a method of understanding its dynamics through play, we believe, is [...]

We have just launched our first calendar system, a unique pyramid calendar that always knows the right date! Using two sets of wheels to represent the day and month and a block underneath for the day of the week, you will never loose track of the date again! This wooden pyramid calendar project is available in three choices to suit your needs. Digital PDF blueprint files, pre-cut kits using 4mm thick wood (of which you get two with every order) [...]

We are happy to announce the release of the third in our series of Full Armor Gear brand… TANK! This amazing tank features a rotating turret (ammo not included), a large storage compartment, wheels that have a slight raise at both ends in order to aid in the overcoming of obstacles and if that wasn’t enough, it even comes with a portable bridging system! The Full Armor Gear Tank is available right now as both digital PDF blueprints and a [...]