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It just goes to show how fast or slow a project can go from idea to completion. Yesterday, I wrote about the crane update I was working on and while working on a few new panel ideas, I thought to myself… that would make a great pen and pencil holder design! About an hour later, the design was done and rendering occurred overnight, laser cutting files uploaded and it’s now launched for sale on WoodMarvels.com! This pen and pencil design [...]

As much as I hate going back on past work, I feel that I have enough major changes to do a complete refresh of my original Mobile Crane model (animation below). The design isn’t anywhere near complete but I thought I would share some of the mental processes that go along with making things here at WoodMarvels.com. I have many ideas what I would like to implement in this refresh, one of the things that always bugged me about the [...]

I really enjoy pushing what I think is possible for wooden toys, having the freedom to create something that is truely unique and in that “I wish I had that when I was young” category takes quite a bit of work and research. Research whose beginings I thought I would share with WoodMarvels.com visitors. I am truely fascinated by military equipment, sure, over a trillion dollars is spent annually for making machines that are a few steps ahead than a [...]

Pens and pencils keep getting lost and misplaced because they are so small and roll all too well off a desk. This is where the true mighty powerof a well designed pen and pencil holder really shines, hence why I have designed another one that is now available at WoodMarvels.com. I also realize that people like to personalize the look of their products so this one features two interesting designs depending on whether you decide to add the optional caps [...]

I’ve been working very hard developing a unique character for WoodMarvels.com, whether it’s the attention to small details or creating things that have never been seen before. I really enjoy the creative process and I would like to share with you my top 10 ways to get the most out of your business if you happen to be in a field that also relies on production to turn a profit. 10: Offer multiple sizes Having one product with a take-it [...]

Got a message from 1000Markets.com regarding the shop I set-up with them a few weeks ago which was approved by them. Here are the areas of friction they have outlined for me to “fix”. removing a link to my animations – they instead want me to use the blog feature to show animations, it’s far more intuitive to have this on the product itself remove any mention of a .com, in this case, WoodMarvels.com – they offer no suggestion as [...]

After I completed the woodworking blueprints for our recently released elephant, I decided that WoodMarvels.com was missing another big and powerful animal, the rhinoceros! This wooden rhinoceros is available in three laser cut sizes in addition to blueprints if you wish to build it yourself in your shop. It features rolling wheels, an easy to grab and construct body thanks to internal keys and is roughly in proportion to the elephant as well so they can both be friends for [...]

One of my favorite animals is the majestic elephant so I am very happy to announce you can now buy your very own WoodMarvels.com elephant! It features rolling wheels, a very easy to grab body and simple key way system that assures foolproof assembly. The elephant’s trunk is especially thick to assure it doesn’t break-off during long adventurous excursions. This elephant is available in three sizes as laser cut kits to fit any budget in addition to PDF Blueprints should [...]

May was yet another very busy month for us with product releases, updates to our site and a host of other things. Our video views also continued an aggressive clip so things were amazing as usual! Here’s a summary of the past month’s events, we: downsized our Ferris Wheel, Ruskian Fortress, Medieval Castle Walls B laser cut kits up-sized our Hammer and Stake laser cut kits released our 2847AD Zulu Main Battle Tank and Straddle Carrier B wood projects and [...]

It seems our laser cut dinosarus are starting to get a little attention… great! Ohdeedoh wrote a short piece about it on their blog, here is the link: http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/toys-kids/handmade-wooden-dinosaurs-086019 I really enjoyed designing those dinosaurs and really want to get back into designing some other animals when I have time, things are nuts here as usual but stay tuned… lots happening! You can buy these dinosaurs individually or as a family on WoodMarvels.com, either in laser cut kits or blueprints [...]