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I made one of these in 2018 and the grand-kids love it. I got the original design from David Wakefield's book of patterns.

The grand-kids push it on the carpet until it gobbles up the toes of their brothers or sisters :)

I wanted the mouth of the crocodile to open even further, so I modified the design. I increased the wheel size from 1.75 to 2.0 inch diameter so I could move the 3/8" drive dowel further away from the center of the wheel. I also added material to the 2 mouth pieces so the mouth would rotate further.

You can watch a Youtube video of this model in action using this link.


For more details on how I designed and made this model, see my woodworking web site using this link.

I think the grand-kids will have fun with this one!

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That is really cool. what kid would not want one. Thanks for sharing!!

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That is really cool. what kid would not want one. Thanks for sharing!!

Jim

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I think almost all kids like dinosaurs, and a crocodile is sort of a dinosaur, and my grand-kids have a blast playing with them :)

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Wow. This will make the grandkids happy! I have to put this on my short list. Thanks for sharing!
 

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Pretty cute. Forgo the bumps on the back and it could be a yappy Dachshund.
 

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Great for kids.
 

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Love it. Thank you for sharing.
 

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Good one !!

I've already got my buddy making, I'd say one, but he usually makes more…

Cool man…
 
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