Making the Hungry Hippo
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- čas přidán 3. 11. 2022
- On this week's show, with Christmas fast approaching, I revisit David Wakefield's book, Animated Animal Toys in Wood to make his Hungry Hippo project. I hope you enjoy the show
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Priceless build for a young child. Well done. I love the contrasting woods. Thanks for your time and effort. After hearing your safety warning, I want to add this thought...An alternative to the pull rope would be a push handle.
A push handle would be another great addition to this toy Joel. Thanks for tuning in and for chiming in with your suggestion. It is very much appreciated.
I love this amazing Hungry Hippo - and used the link to Amazon to buy the book, but sadly, the seller will not ship it to Denmark where I live!
But having the measurements of the pieces of wood (mentioned in the video) I'll try to make a cousin, instead of an identical twin.
Thank you SO much for all these incredible things you make, as you always make me smile, and listen carefully to all the great tips and tricks you share with us. 👍👍👍
.... and let us continue to make sure the little child inside us is playing, laughing, and happy.
Otherwise, it might run away one day and never come back again!
Thank you for all the kind words on the show Pia. Good luck on your project. I'd love to see your version of the toy when you get it finished. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
Adorable. Right after watching your first build from this book, I bought the book. Lots of cute stuff. Then, I attended a toy workshop that one of my wood working clubs put on and ... we built a bunch of animals from the book! They are more complicated than I thought, but I've learned a lot. Probably will work on these throughout 2023 for Xmas next year. Thanks for your videos.
Good luck with your build Laura. I hope you are able to get plenty of toys build for next Christmas. Thank you for tuning in and for chiming in with your story. I love it.
Kenny, really neat hippo. I can only imagine how much your granddaughter loves to play with it. Very nice build. Another thumbs up from me.
Glad that you liked it Paul. I feel that I am not too far off from her being old enough to stop playing with the small toys and asking Pop to build her a large doll house. I think that's going to be interesting. Thanks for tuning in to the show and taking the time to leave your comment. It's appreciated.
Loved it !!
Glad to hear it Alan. Thank you for tuning in to the show.
I love action toys like this
I hope you will consider making one of these Jesse. Thanks for tuning in.
Love it! Thank you. Definitely going to try this one.
I hope you enjoy the build as much as I enjoyed bringing it to you. Thanks for tuning in.
Beautiful work!!! Thank you very much. Greetings from Argentina !!!!
Glad that you liked it Javier. Thanks for tuning in and for the kind words.
Great show once again Ken! Ive made and given away a lot of these hungry hippos and the kids love them. The chomping of the mouth always makes my grandson laugh which makes me laugh. Take care Ken.
They are definitely a fun toy to build and play with Earl. Thanks for tuning in and for chiming in with your comment. It's appreciated.
That looks amazing.
Glad that you liked it Mark. Thanks for tuning in
Hi Kenny, love the toys you make. Another fine video, thank you for your effort.
Glad that you liked it Philip. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
Nice project from a very good book! Animated toys are always favorites for the little one ….. Great job🤠
They do love to play with them for sure. Unfortunately, my granddaughter wants to walk her dinosaur and wants Pop to walk the hippo. I should have made the pull rope a little longer because my back is killing me from hunching over walking the hippo with her and her dinosaur. LOL. Thanks for tuning in Randy.
@@acutabove_woodworkings The things we do for our grandchildren 🥴🤠
This is great!
Glad that you liked it. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
Another great toy. I have made some animated toys, and kids love them.
Glad that you liked the project Rafael. Thanks for tuning in and for sending the email with your toys in it. They look fantastic.
Great videos , you inspired me to buy the book and make the dinsousur you made, I have since have made stegasoras, bever and waddling duck, all friends are amazed and will make great gifts for Christmas. Thanks for inspiration all the way to Australia
Glad to hear that you are enjoying the book and making use of its projects Stuart. Thanks for tuning in to the show and good luck on your future projects.
I bought the book recently, and have made my grandson the frog.
Dyed it green, with yellow wheels and brown legs.
It's currently sitting in the shed waiting for me to find time to put a poly coat on it... then it will probably be for his first birthday next year.
These are fun toys, and not too hard to build. I used wheels I bought from ebay, because getting things round without a lathe is just painful.
Sounds like your grandson is going to love that toy David. Well done. Thanks for tuning in to the show and for chiming in with your story. I'd love to see your finished project.
Get a set of hole saws. You can use a hand drill or use them on a drill press.
Great build Kenny.
Glad that you liked it Karl. Thanks for tuning in this week.
I’m looking forwards to making this. Need a clear evening.😊
Well I hope your clear evening comes soon Marty. Good luck on your build and thanks for tuning in to the show.
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Glad that you liked it Wendy. Thanks for tuning in.
Nice video, it's got me focussed now on a Christmas present idea, I just hope mine turns out as good as yours.
I'm sure that yours will turn out perfectly. Good luck on your project and thanks for tuning in.
Excellent video. You inspired me to buy the book, and now I will make the hippo for my grandson. I really appreciate your tips about drill bits and using masking tape under the pattern. All in all well done!
This is a fun project that my granddaughter plays with to this day. There are a lot of fun projects in that book and I hope that you will try several of them. Good luck with your project and thanks for tuning in.
You can count on it!
Hey Ken. My name is Hudson. I just want to admit I am beyond impressed with your talented work. Keep it up! Don’t lose hope!
I'm glad that you like the projects Hudson. Thanks for tuning in to the show and for taking the time to leave the kind words. It is very much appreciated.
I really like this toy and made one for my granddaughter. Do you think we could modify the mouth design so it would go up and down when pulled in reverse as well as forward?
The lower end of the jaw that actuates the toy could possibly be changed in design to work forwards as well as backwards but it would take a redesign of the entire head I would think. Thanks for tuning in .
Great work ! What wood do you use for making toys ? In this video and general
I use whatever species of wood will give me the colours that I want John. Walnut in this case but I have also used pine, cherry, oak, maple and poplar. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in and for the kind words on the project.
What a great project. How long did this take you to build?
This one was done in a few hours over an afternoon. I would venture to guess it at about 4 hours from start to finish but I that includes waiting for glue to dry. It's a fairly quick and fun project. Thanks for tuning in Randy.
Thank you once again, I enjoy all your videos...Does the hippo munch still work in reverse ( i.e when pushed backwards), just wondering ?
I'm going to say no Charles. I don't believe it does work in reverse. Now that I've said that , I have to go and check my granddaughter's toy box.......Okay, just checked and it definitely does NOT work in reverse. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
@acutabove_woodworkings Thank you for the confirmation. Yes, l was thinking that considering that the front wheel mechanism would probably not spin in reverse, it best be made into a pull-along toy as you have done, therefore moving only in the forward direction.
Just happened to have received one of David's books today and looking forward to making toys for my grandkids. Thanks again.
Muito bom 👍🇧🇷
I am glad that you liked it. Thank you for tuning in to the show.
Hey Pal I've bought the book a while back but have always struggled to find the parts, even on his recommended site. any direction would be great
Which supplies are you looking for? Also, It's difficult to suggest anything if I don't know the general area that you live in. If you could supply a little more information, I will do my best to help out. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
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That Hungry Hippo is one cool toy! It came out great! What child wouldn't like it. Where do you find such thick hardwood stock? I've never have seen it on our side of the border. I had a book many years ago on making wooden toys. I made a fleet of four types of ships for our son. Two of them had winches and cranes for loading and unloading cargo. He played with them for years. This show was fun to watch! I enjoy watching you make toys. I had a simple mechanical goat that didn't work out on the last whirligig I made so I had to design a different goat to replace it. Now I'm in the process of using the leftover goat as a pull toy. I have all the parts cut out and sanded. I just need to assemble it. It will be sent to the couple who I made the whirligig for to the give to their grand children. Take care!
That goat toy sounds great Michael. As for the thick stock, all of the wood in my shop starts off as 8/4 rough cut stock and I mill it down to what I need as the projects come up. I get my wood from a lumber yard that stocks rough cut stock. Check you local area for 8/4 stock and you might be able to find what you need. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
I'm looking to start making this Kenny, I notice that there are dowels at 3/8 inch and some at 5/16 inch, why 2 diameters and do you see a problem if I just stuck to one or the other?
Any pattern is able to be modified. I don't see any reason why you couldn't just stick to one as long as you be sure to adjust your drilled holes to match the diameter of the dowel that you will be using. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in.
@@acutabove_woodworkings Thanks for the reply Kenny, and yes it does help 👍
What is the name or brand and size of the bandsaw
My bandsaw is a Rikon, 14" bandsaw. Model #10-326. I hope this helps. Thanks for tuning in to the show.
Thx
Fantastic for younger kids and will last far longer than the plastic crap you get these days ... brilliant!
With regards the pull cord, you could make this out of sections of dowel (say 4" long) tied together, this would reduce the strangulation hazard.
That's a great idea for the pull cord Barry. I may have to implement that at some point in time. Thanks for tuning in and for chiming in with your comment. It's appreciated.
@@acutabove_woodworkings I had it in my head to drill the dowels and tie them together with string, but you could use screw eyes (loop of metal with thread at one end) at each end of the dowel and connected them that way.
Of course you then need to think of the dowels as a trip hazard and poking eyes etc ... when you think about the number of things that could go wrong!
I don't know how I made it through childhood with bows and arrows, running through railway tunnels etc!!
Tem como me enviar cópia PDF?
I do not have distribution rights for these patterns. The only way to get the pattern is to purchase the book. The link is in the video description. Thanks for tuning in.
Go to the animal shelter to pickup a dog, nobody bats an eye. Go to the women's shelter to pickup a girlfriend, the whole world loses their freakin mind.
I have no clue what this has to do with the show today, but thanks for tuning in.
@@acutabove_woodworkings 20:38 you mentioned taking them to the women's shelter. And I was making a mental note that those women are not up for adoption
@@alabamamotionpictureproduc6626 And yet another comment that has absolutely nothing to do with the show. I'm not sure of what it is that you are trying achieve here.