| Trains are loved by children and adults all over the | | | | cylinder. This creates the engine and the engineer's |
| world. They never seem to go out of style. The train | | | | location. A chimney is typically designated as a second |
| has made its way off the tracks and into our jewelry, | | | | cylinder, attached to the first cylinder and going strait |
| our toys, and our lives. There are cartoon characters | | | | up. This is typically done by drilling a hole for the |
| that are trains and there are books about living and | | | | second cylinder in the first cylinder and then inserting |
| talking trains. It may be the distinctive sounds that the | | | | and gluing the second cylinder in place. Again, the |
| train makes or the classic beauty of the older style, | | | | complexity of the details can be individualized. This is |
| coal burning trains, but something about them has | | | | just a brief description. The whole thing can then be |
| made them classics to have as toys and as | | | | set on a second square block and wheels can be |
| decorations around the house. Some train sets even | | | | added to the train. A hook or eye can be attached to |
| sell for thousands of dollars. | | | | the back of the engine to allow one to attach the next |
| Wooden trains bring together the classic beauty of | | | | car. |
| trains and combine it with the eloquence of wood. | | | | Most train cars are simple squares. The squares can |
| These trains tend to be bigger than the track models | | | | be hollowed out or can be very shallow to allow for |
| that various companies have made over the years. | | | | railings or such and the transport of different items. |
| These trains are no less valuable or beautiful though. | | | | Each of these cars should have a hook on one side |
| They can be both played with or kept as heirloom | | | | and an eye on the other to allow them to be attached |
| decorations. No matter what the intended use of the | | | | to the other cars. Be sure to get the hooks and eyes |
| wooden train set is, the result will be a treasured work | | | | lined up properly other wise the cars will not fit |
| of art. | | | | properly. |
| The most common style for a wooden train set it is | | | | Painting of the train set can be done in a variety of |
| the old style coal burning trains. The complexity of the | | | | manners. One can either paint each individual piece |
| trains depends greatly upon the function of the train. If | | | | separately before assembling or one can paint the |
| the train is meant to be a piece of decoration, spending | | | | train once it is assembled. Another idea for the |
| more time on the small details like the areas at the | | | | wooden train is to simply varnish the train to maintain |
| chimney of the train and the edging around the train is | | | | the woods integrity while keeping it looking like wood. |
| a good idea. If the train is destined to be a toy, these | | | | No matter how one decides to paint or decorate the |
| details can be over looked. | | | | train, it will be one of those beautiful works of wood |
| The standard idea for the train is to take a cylinder | | | | crafting that will be treasured for years to come. |
| block, and attach a square block to the end of the | | | | |