How To Make A Wooden Toy Volkswagen Bus PDF

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How to Make a Wooden Toy Volkswagen Bus
by Creatiedroom
Hello everyone! - Scroll saw
In this Instructable I will show you how you can make - Sander
a wooden toy Volkswagen Bus! It's a beautiful gift for
a friend who loves VW, or for yourself! - Drill press
Supplies: M a t e ria ls I us e d:
To o ls I us e d:
- Wood glue
- Jointer/planer
- Superglue
- Tablesaw
- Clamps
- Bandsaw
Step 1: The Bodyparts of the Bus
How to Make a Wooden Toy Volkswagen Bus: Page 1

Picture 1.: Rough cut your lumber and plane it down the pieces in my plans. If you want my plans, you can
to the right thickness. You can nd the thickness of become a Patron on my Patreon page:
https://www.patreon.com/JolienBrebels two pieces.
Picture 2.: Transfer all the patterns onto the wood. Cut Picture 4.: Cut away the middle seat at one of these
out all the pieces on the bandsaw or at the scroll saw. two pieces.
I'm using double-sided tape to cut the identical pieces
at the same time. Picture 5.: Sand all the curves smooth with the dremel.
Picture 3.: Cut away the middle seat at one of these
Step 2: Glue-up of the Body

Picture 1.: Glue the 5 middle pieces together. I'm using even it all out on the bandsaw.
a combination of wood glue and superglue.
Picture 3.: Clean up all the bandsawmarks and sand
Picture 2.: You can see the glue-up is pretty uneven, so everything smooth, especially the seats.
Picture 4.: I made a design error, so I'll cut the front Picture 6.: After you've glued in the wheels with a
piece o . Otherwise there is no place for the legs of 6mm dowel, you can glue on the sides of the body.
the driver. Glue it on with woodglue, super glue and put some
clamps on it. When the glue is dry, round over the
Picture 5.: I'm using 30mm wheels. I'm giving them edges at the back of the bus.
some shape on my belt sander and sanding them
smooth in my drill.
Step 3: Shaping of the Body

Picture 1.: Give the sides a little bit more shape at the 7mm x 8mm. Cut two of the pieces to length for the
belt sander, so it will be a bit more round like a real sides of the bus. Glue the windows and the
VW Bus. windowtrims together. Glue on the windows to the
body with wood glue and superglue. The third piece
Picture 2.: Cut out the bottom and top of the windows of windowtrim is for the back, like you can see on
at an angle, I don't know anymore which angle I used. picture nr. 4.
The windows itself you can cut out without an angle.
Picture 5.: Drill a 3mm hole for the steering wheel.
Picture 3.: For the windowtrim you'll need 3 pieces of
Step 4: The Front of the Bus

Let's make the front of the VW Bus out of two pieces Picture 1.: Transfer the shape onto the top piece and
of wood for the contrast, just like we did with the draw a new line beside it (so the top piece is a little bit
body. thicker than the bottom piece). Cut it out on the
bandsaw and glue the two pieces together.
Cut out the bottom piece rst on the bandsaw. Sand
the inside of it smooth and transfer the shape of the Picture 2.: Drill 2 x 8mm holes and 2 x 5mm holes for
inside onto a lighter piece of wood for the top piece. the headlights. You can use 8mm and 5mm dowels for
Cut it out on the bandsaw. Adjust the shape of the top the headlights.
piece on the belt sander, so it ts perfectly with the
bottom piece. Picture 3.: Glue on the front with wood glue and
superglue. Sand the sides ush with the body.
Now we need to make the bottom piece a little bit
more round on the bandsaw and the belt sander.
Step 5: The Bumpers and the Roof

Picture 1.: Transfer the front of the bus onto 7mm it out on the bandsaw.
thick wood, draw a line beside it and tadaa you have
your bumper! Cut it out on the bandsaw. Do the same Picture 3.: We are now going to shape the roof on the
on the back of the bus. Sand them smooth and glue belt sander, this can take a while to get it nicely round.
them on.
Cut o a little piece of the rest of the windowtrim
Before you glue on the roof, put some oil on the (7mm x 8mm), this will serve as a partition for the
inside. window at the front. Glue it on and after that you can
glue on the roof.
Picture 2.: For the roof we'll need 10mm thick wood.
Transfer the shape of the roof onto the wood and cut
Step 6: Finishing Touch

Picture 1.: I made two rear lights with 2 contrasting
pieces of wood.
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For the mirrors I made 12mm plugs out of 4mm
plywood. I gave them shape with the dremel sanding
drum and I've added a toothpick as a support. Drill
3mm holes in the body for the mirrors and glue them
Feel free to s ubs cribe t o m y Yo uTube Cha nne l
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to see more of my toys!
As an extra touch I made a luggage rack with
Thank you!
surfboards out of old skateboards. You can watch my
video on YouTube for further instructions on that.
This is a thing of nostalgic beauty! Four decades ago, my Navy buddy Gary Jones and I traveled
from San Diego to Mexico. It was a short but memorable trip.
Had to make a second one after the first was so well received, thanks again for the inspiration.
Inspired by Creatiedroom's "Wooden Toy Volkswagen Bus" instructable, I made this for my
brother's VW model collection
Hey well done, it's beautiful!
As a Westfalia driver, I really love this. Too bad I'm not a woodworker, but I'll pass it on to the guys
at the mechanic shop in case one of them is. Thanks for this wonderful project. (As said below,
yes, plans included would be nice.)
Thank you very much!
I believe that this is the first Instructable I have seen from you... wonderful project!
I have a friend who has that exact VW bus... if I get the time... I absolutely must build it.
Thank you for sharing!

I would love to make one of these at some point. I think if you added your plans in PDF format to
one of your steps, that would be fantastic. I've done that on a few of my small wooden projects,
and people really seem to appreciate it. Many people would surely make this!! :D
Thank you!
I don't attach the plans, so people can send me a picture of their results via email more quickly.
Just wondering how attaching the plans affects how quickly people send through their results?
I don't know, but I'm doing all my plans by mail.
Wow, it turned out so well!
Sorry i didn't know of this entry before judging was closed. Absolutely I would have voted for it.
This is a great project. I love the suitcase and the surfboard accessories.
Thank you!
This is such a cute little toy and I just love how you made the colorful surfboards using skateboard
wood :)
Thank you so much!
I always marvel at your talent!
Thank you!!

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How to Make a Wooden Toy Volkswagen Bus

Hello everyone! - Scroll saw

Step 1: The Bodyparts of the Bus

How to Make a Wooden Toy Volkswagen Bus: Page 1

https://www.patreon.com/JolienBrebels two pieces.

Picture 3.: Cut away the middle seat at one of these

Step 2: Glue-up of the Body

How to Make a Wooden Toy Volkswagen Bus: Page 2

Step 3: Shaping of the Body

How to Make a Wooden Toy Volkswagen Bus: Page 3

Step 4: The Front of the Bus

How to Make a Wooden Toy Volkswagen Bus: Page 4

Step 5: The Bumpers and the Roof

How to Make a Wooden Toy Volkswagen Bus: Page 5

Step 6: Finishing Touch

How to Make a Wooden Toy Volkswagen Bus: Page 6

//www.yout ube.com/embed/pEJ4 pvir8-A

Hey well done, it's beautiful!

How to Make a Wooden Toy Volkswagen Bus: Page 7

I don't know, but I'm doing all my plans by mail.

Wow, it turned out so well!

Thank you very much!

I always marvel at your talent!

How to Make a Wooden Toy Volkswagen Bus: Page 8

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