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Ring Toss — A 40 cm round solid hardwood peg glued into a round base, with several round-shaped bamboo rings. Practices distance judgment and accuracy.
The ring toss is a toy that improves visual skills for judging distance and develops muscles and wrists. Toss bamboo rings to loop onto the wooden peg on the base.
This blueprint makes an actual ring toss according to the source.
Beginner
About half a day
Instructions
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Actual size
Actual size
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Previous skill-training toys
Previous skill-training toys
Rattan sepak takraw ball for footwork practice, and a ring-toss for practicing distance judgment by tossing rings by hand
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Read from source
Read from source
"Toss the rings to hook onto the ring post, to practice distance judgment and accuracy." (Sirindhorn Anthropology Center, author not specified, CC BY 4.0)
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Ring-holding shaft and base
Ring-holding shaft and base
Carve a hardwood rod into a round shaft about 40 cm long to serve as the ring-holding shaft. Cut and shape hardwood into a spherical base. Drill a hole in the base, insert the shaft, and glue firmly in place.
Materials for this step:
Hardwood Block1 piece
Wood Glue1 piece5
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Loop
Loop
Cut and shave bamboo into circular loops, make many of them
Materials for this step:
Bamboo Poles1 piece6
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Paint
Paint
Paint the base, the ring holder, and the rings as desired
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Real image
Real image
Actual image of ring toss (Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, author not specified, CC BY 4.0)
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How to Play
How to Play
Toss the rings to land them on the peg. Practice judging distance and accuracy. Play with multiple people to compete.
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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Ring toss troubleshooting
Flow
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History and Limitations
History and Limitations
The ring toss is a toy for training eye and wrist coordination.
Source: Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, Folk Tools and Utensils Database "Ring toss" (author not specified) (license CC BY 4.0)
**Limitations** The source does not provide the base size, ring size, or throwing distance, does not specify the tools, and has no product listing for common colors.
Materials
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