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This practical project is of heavier stock than most toys. However, dimensions and sizes of stock may be modified to suit the convenience and wishes of the maker. The box may be of 3/8” stock, the axle and tongue of 3/4”, and the wheels of 1/2” or 3/4”.
Heavy round-headed screws with washers under the heads, fitting thru holes bored in the wheels and screwed securely into the ends of the axle, form the bearings.
Take care to bore the holes thru the wheels and into the ends of the axle the proper size, and central and true.
The box is fastened by driving 1-1/4” nails thru the bottom into the axle. The tongue is shaped to fit on the axle, and is securely fastened by nails to the axle and wagon bottom.
A handle of a loop of brass wire may be inserted thru the tongue near the small end, and the ends bent.
The box is painted green and wheels and tongue red.