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Building the car

For the parents and kids at the kitchen table with a block of pine and a deadline. Design, weight, wheels and the rest, with fewer trips to the emergency room.

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Drawing of a workbench with a pinewood derby block traced for a wedge cut, a coping saw, four wheels and axles, and a kitchen scale reading 5.0 ouncesCar buildingHow to make a pinewood derby car (and live to race it)A step-by-step guide to building a pinewood derby car: rules, design, cutting, sanding, paint, weight placement, axles, wheels and weigh-in night. ยท 9 min read

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