When it comes to making that special wooden toy, space is the new frontier.

Wooden toy designs have changed very little since long before we first landed on the moon: plenty of cars, p-prop planes, trucks, and trains-and, yes, that occasional Buck Rodgers-era rocket-but few projects that hint at the world of the future. No longer. With Wooden Toy Spacecraft, the iconic wooden toy blasts off into the 21st century with this collection of 12 state-of-the-art spacecraft that you can build in a weekend. Going well beyond tired old rocket ships, woodworker Gonzalo Ferreyra offers up an intergalactic fleet of original designs that can fly proudly alongside the classics we know from film, television, and our real-world history of space exploration. Dozens of detailed photographs and clear, concise instructions make even the most challenging techniques easy to conquer. With a few pieces of lumber, some cut-offs from your scrap box, and a healthy dose of future-vision, space geeks of all ages can craft a beautiful, awe-inspiring vehicle to proudly display or to gift to that special kiddo for hours of imaginative play.

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• Heavy promotion to the author's 475,000 YouTube subscribers and 125,000 Instagram followers
• Trade ad campaign in PW and Library Journal
• Ad campaign in Woodcraft magazine (Circulation 100,000), Popular Woodworking (150,000), and Woodworker's Journal (125,000).
• E-newsletter promotion to 600 woodworking clubs.
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About the Author
Gonzalo Ferreyra's day job for close to thirty years has been in various capacities in the book industry, but on weekday evenings and weekend mornings he can be found in his woodshop working on an ambitious mid-century furniture piece or tinkering to see what he can create from the fantastic cut-offs in his scrap bin. He lives in Castro Valley, California, with his wife and two small dogs, and likes to torment his two daughters by asking them to join him on a "quick" visit to the lumberyard.

Reviews

"It's SUPER COOL!" -David Picciuto, woodworker and creator of Make Something TV

"Unique, original, fun, and thoroughly 'user friendly' in organization and presentation, Wooden Toy Spacecraft is unreservedly recommended to all dedicated woodworkers and toymakers!" -Midwest Book Review

Book Information
ISBN 9781940611839
Author Gonzalo Ferreyra
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint Spring House Press
Publisher Cedar Lane Press