Master tinkerer
Former city of Lodi employee Ed Janke builds intricate model cars, trucks, trains and utility vehicles with wood he cuts and shapes himself. Now he shares the workspace, skills and hobby he has loved or 20 years.
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Ed Janke holds up his favorite wood toy he has made, a John Deer tractor, on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012.
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Ed Janke flips through the pages of Toys and Joys magazine on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. Janke builds detailed wood vehicles using plans from the magazine.
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Wood shavings build up on Ed Janke’s drill press in his workshop where he builds wood toys, on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012.
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Ed Janke in his garage on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, where he builds detailed wood toys of vehicles.
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Ed Janke sits at his worktable, holding two pieces of wood together as glue dries on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. Janke spends his free time cutting, shaping and sanding pieces of wood to make toy vehicles.
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Ed Janke is currently building a classic pickup truck.
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Ed Janke’s tools, a sanding block, Dremel tool, sheers and clamps, collect sawdust as they sit on his work table on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012.
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Ed Janke holds pieces of wood together as glue dries on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012.
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Ed Janke has built dozens of wood vehicles in his workshop.
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