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Your first derby car sounds a lot like mine except it was a few years earlier. To add to my misfortune the only paint I could find around the house was pink. So a had a crude pink block of wood that...

That looks really cool Alan! What do I owe you? My grandkids should love it.

Hi Eddie!

Thanks for the tips. I was aware of most of those things from when my boys were that age. We also trimmed the wheels down so they were basically thick disks.

Found that the best...

Here are the dimensions that I found online.

The overall length of the car shall not exceed 7 inches.
The overall width of the car shall not exceed 2 ¾ inches.
The car must have 1 ¾”...

That actually looks pretty cool Alan. I'll have to check into the to dimensions I don't have that right off the top of my head. I'll have to get back to you on that.

Thanks

Thanks for the links Ken. It gave me some great ideas!

I really don't have any ideas. I did carve one by hand once that looked more like a Le Mans car with the fenders and all but don't even have a clue on how to do it with the CW. I guess a two sided...

Thanks! I thought I seen something here but I couldn't find it. It is definitely a start.

Does anybody have a pattern for carving out a pinewood derby car? I'd like to carve one for my grandsons.