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Wooden wheel (single wheel) — a hardwood wheel 1-3 inches in the tip of a 1.5-2 m bamboo pole, split and wedged with a wedge to hold it open, with an axle passing through; a crossbar handle at chest height, carried over the shoulder while running and pushing forward.
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Wooden wheel (single wheel) — a hardwood wheel 1-3 inches in the tip of a 1.5-2 m bamboo pole, split and wedged with a wedge to hold it open, with an axle passing through; a crossbar handle at chest height, carried over the shoulder while running and pushing forward.

A wheel (wooden wheel, coconut-shell wheel) is a children's toy used for running and playing. The name differs according to the material. A wooden wheel uses the tip of a pole carried over the shoulder, and is run and pushed forward. There are 2 major types: the single wheel and the double wheel. This blueprint makes the single wheel. This blueprint makes a real wooden wheel at the dimensions given in the source.
Intermediate
About half a day

Instructions

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Actual size

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Previous toy wheels

Hoop rolling: wheels driven with a stick. A wooden wheel is attached to the end of a rod and pushed along while running.
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อ่านจากแหล่งข้อมูล

"ล้อไม้จะใช้ปลายไม้พาดบ่าของผู้เล่นวิ่งไสไปข้างหน้า" (ศูนย์มานุษยวิทยาสิรินธร ไม่ระบุผู้เขียน, CC BY 4.0)
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Wheel

Use a knife to carve a hardwood or teak piece, 1-3 inches long, into a circle. Smooth the surface with sandpaper. Drill a hole in the center to serve as the wheel axle.
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Materials for this step:

Hardwood BlockHardwood Block1 piece

Tools needed:

KnifeKnife
SandpaperSandpaper
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Bamboo handle

Take a bamboo pole about 1.5-2 meters long and split it down the middle at the lower end for a length of about 1 node. Drive a wedge in so the split end opens wide enough to fit the wheel. Drill holes on both sides of the bamboo and insert an axle through the bamboo holes and the wheel hole.
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Materials for this step:

Bamboo PolesBamboo Poles1 piece
Hardwood WedgeHardwood Wedge1 piece

Tools needed:

HammerHammer
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Cross handle

Drive short bamboo sticks with nails crosswise into a cross shape, positioned at the player's chest level
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Materials for this step:

NailsNails1 piece
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Actual image

Woodcut illustration (Sirindhorn Anthropology Center, author unspecified, CC BY 4.0)
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How to play

Rest a bamboo pole on your shoulder, hold the crossbar with your hands, and run pushing a wheel along roads and paths. Some people make the wheel like a train wheel, or attach animal figures that move as the wheel rotates.
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Troubleshooting

Wooden Wheel Troubleshooting

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History and limitations

The double wheel is made the same way but uses two wheels on a single axle, and has a rope steering handle near the shoulder for steering. Beware of knives and hammers. Source: Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, Folk Tools and Implements Database, "Wheel", author not specified (license CC BY 4.0) **Limitations** The source gives the wheel size as "1-3 inches long" without specifying whether this is thickness or diameter, and does not give the axle size.

Materials

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Tools Required

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