My first real attempt at carving is my Pinewood Derby car. Here it is with a coat of primer. If you can't tell, the car will be the Mach 5 (of Speed Racer fame). I cut the basic shape on the bandsaw and power sanders (OBS, OSS, NBS) and then carved the rest by hand with bench and carving...
I know this might be silly for a group of serious woodworkers. But I ran across these pictures of AWANA Grand Prix cars that I built with my two boys. (Similar to the Cub Scout Pinewood Derby.) They aged out 2 years ago, but I still look back at those races as some of the best bonding time we...
Hey guys! This is still a work in progress (attaching weights and wheels), but I had to go for the Michael Keaton Bat Mobile. One of my friends used to work in a car bodyshop, and told me that the finish wasn't good enough unless you could count your teeth in the reflection. I had to go back...
Hello NCWW's,
We had our Anything Goes PineWood Derby on Wednesday last week.
Would you believe that another contestant brought a compressed air car. His car was cool, and I was scared I might lose...:eusa_doh: Well here are some pictures of my can and his. Not sure how to upload the video...
Hello NCWW's,
My Church group of guys (The Adults) are going to have a pinewood derby in Jan 2011 and Anything goes. It can be powered, metal, whatever.
Only two rules:
1: It has to fit on the track as would a normal pinewood derby car.
2: Can't have flames. :gar-La;
Any ideas of what I...