Wheels can be made from a round stick (called a dowel) an inch in diameter by carefully sawing off pieces 3/8" thick.
Holes are bored at the middle point of these wheels large enough to allow them to turn easily on a 1" No. 6 round-head blue screw. Washers should be placed on the screws on both sides of the wheels.
[Plate 6] gives a general idea of the toy base.
[DOWEL STICKS.]
Dowel sticks are very useful to the toy maker and an assortment of various sizes should be kept on hand. They are very handy in many ways in toy making and furniture construction. They come in sizes from 1/4" to 1" in diameter or larger, in 30" lengths, and cost from two to three cents apiece.
Dowel sticks are usually carried in stock by local hardware men or may be obtained from manufacturers of mill work.
[PICTURE PUZZLE CONSTRUCTION.]
The problem illustrated in [Plate 5] is very interesting and especially good for the beginner.