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Recent additions and changes.
Pole lathe
Learn about how a pole lathe works from how the wood is prepared to turning
Tinder box Clay Pipe store
Buy a reproduction clay pipe as a collectable or for bubble blowing , visit the pipe making page and learn the history of clay pipe making.
Craft in support of Toys before electricity activity. July 2005
Tinder Box has created a new activity: "Crafts in support of Toys" which meets the requirements of the Technology Curriculum and addresses teachers resource requirements. Students make a toy.
Boy making toy at school
This is what Teachers said about Craft in support of Toys:
- Highly recommended programme to other schools.
- Highly enjoyable, informative, interactive.
- Children get to work with materials, very much a hands on exhibition and experience.
- Extremely well organised!
- Children were engaged, motivated, enthusiastic the whole time.
- Worksheets were relevant to the topic and to the presentation. Thank you so much.
Pomaria School , West Auckland, August 2005
Shave Horse work
21/2/2005: Additions made with information about the Draw knife.
4/11/2004 This page was updated with a description of the shave horse, construction techniques and how it works.
Clay Pipe Making recently updated with information on the method of making clay smoking pipes.
Toys before Electricity.
15/2/2005:Check out the Toy of the Month and learn about Pioneer Toys. Climbing man
Discovery Box On-going Box additions - enter through the Shipping Warehouse and explore the Emigrant Passenger box and other boxes!
Submissions from clients.
Structural Site Additions and Protocol Statements
Information Requests and Booking Inquiries.
It is now easier than ever to submit Tinder Box visit. inquiries.
Go to School Visits select 'Booking Inquiries' from the navigation bar and fill in the form.
Alternatively, select 'Information Request' from the navigation bar at top of any page.'
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