UGEARS Workshop: Tips on wooden model kits

Adult and child with the finished wooden Knight Bus
Building together: which age, which difficulty?
What the age recommendation means and how to share the work at the table. Read more...
Two people on a sofa with the finished wooden Aero clock
Gifting a model when you don't build it yourself
Three questions before you buy — and why the build time is the size of the gift. Read more...
Wooden marble run next to the plywood boards it is built from
What are UGEARS models? Mechanical wooden kits explained
Material, mechanics, effort — and what sets them apart from a 3D puzzle. Read more...
Hands pressing a gear out of the plywood board, with a spring and rubber bands beside it
Glue, tools, batteries — what do you really need?
The answer is not the same for every model. Here it is, case by case. Read more...
Hands assembling a clock movement of wooden gears
Wooden model kits: which difficulty suits you?
Easy, medium, challenging — how to tell the level before you buy. Read more...
Man in a work jacket building a six-wheeled wooden rover
How long does it take to build a wooden model kit?
What the time given means, and why it can take longer. Read more...