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How to choose safe toys. A list of general guidelines and specific suggestions for age groups through eight years.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Dec 1974 (v.52#12) pg. 18

Toy buying: How to make the right choices. Guidelines on choosing for play value and safety.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Nov 1980 (v.58#11) pg. 66

Tip: Use real walnut oil as a non-toxic finish for wooden toys.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #249 May-Jun 1984 (v.34#5) pg. 156

Tip: Use paraffin to finish wooden toys.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #250 Jul-Aug 1984 (v.34#6) pg. 110

Tip: Use paraffin wax to finish wooden toys.
FINE WOODWORKING #59 Jul-Aug 1986 pg. 10

Tip on dyes and lacquers suitable for dipping children's wooden toys.
WOOD MAGAZINE #26 Dec 1988 (v.5#6) pg. 104

Tips on wood, glues and finishes for children's toys.
WOODSMITH #36 Nov-Dec 1984 pg. 23

Wooden toys. The business end. A discussion with a couple who put their own designs into production.
WOODWORKER #1093 Dec 1984 (v.88) pg. 792

Tips on finishes for children's wooden toys.
WOODWORKER Mar 1987 (v.91#3) pg. 232

Tips on selecting paints and finishes for use on children's toys.
WOODWORKER Nov 1989 (v.93#11) pg. 1075

Workshop income. Toys and children's articles. An outline of the Consumer Product Safety Commission standards.
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL Jan-Feb 1985 (v.9#1) pg. 12

Points on finishing toys, with emphasis on the need to make certain that the finish is safe and nontoxic.
WORKBENCH Jul-Aug 1973 (v.29#4) pg. 44

Child-safe paints and finishes for use on wooden toys. What is available and tips on their use.
WORKBENCH Sep-Oct 1985 (v.41#5) pg. 78

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