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For this project you will need:
- 10 mm plywood for the gingerbread man
(about 16 cm x18 mm size)
- 4 mm plywood for the heart
- 1 piece of wood cut to the size of 18 mm
x 13 mm x 4 mm for the base
- wood sawing supplies
- acrylic paints in the colors of red, light
brown dark brown, black and white
- dimensional paint in white
- drill with 3.2 mm and also 1.5 mm bits
- 2 wood screws 35 mm wide x 3.5 cm
long
- flat wooden clothes pin
- wood glue
- florist wire in brown
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Instructions:
1. Print out the pattern to the desired size. This finished gingerbread man measures 16 cm high x 14 cm wide (without the stand).
2. Trace the gingerbread man pattern onto the 1 cm plywood and saw out. Trace the heart pattern onto the 4 mm plywood and also saw out. Sand the pieces smooth.
3. Paint the gingerbread man in light brown on all sides and let it dry. Paint the clothes pin the same color. Leave one flat side unpainted. This is the side that will be glued onto the figure.
4. Paint the heart and the stand red on all sides and let the pieces dry.
5. Dry brush the edges of the gingerbread man, the heart and the base with dark brown.
6. Lay the heart piece on the gingerbread man and drill 2 holes through both the heart and the gingerbread man.
7. Decide how the gingerbread man will be standing on the base piece and drill 2 holes using the 3.2 drill bit centered in the bottom of the legs into the figure. Drill 2 corresponding holes in base piece as well.
8. Apply dimensional paint to the edge of the gingerbread man as seen in the picture. Let it dry thoroughly. This may take up to a day depending how warm your room is or you can quicken the drying process by using a hair dryer.
9. Paint the eyes black and the nose red. Once dry, dot a bit of white paint to give them light reflections.
10. Screw the gingerbread man to the base piece using the 3.5 mm screws.
11. Insert the wire through the back of the figure and let the 2 ends come out through front. Insert these ends in the 2 holes in the heart and twist the ends tight to secure the heart.
12. Using a thin rounded object such as a wooden skewer or toothpick, coil the ends of the wire around it to curl it.
13. Glue the clothes pin behind an arm of the figure so that the clothes pin opens just behind the “hand”.
14. Print out the recipe card below to the format 10x15 cm or 4x6 inches.
15. Insert the recipe card into the clothes pin.
Free Patterns:
Gingerbread Man
Gingerbread Cake Recipe Card (PDF)
Gingerbread Cake Recipe Card (JPG)
This is another version of the same project.
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How to Saw Wood Out Using a Scroll Saw
This tutorial demonstrates cutting along the outside edge of a piece. This example of a leaf hows how to handle sharp angles. Otherwise sawing with a scroll saw is easy and fun. Most pieces you will be cutting have smoother and gradual curves and longer lines to cut. Please work in a well ventilated room when using a scroll saw and avoid inhalating fine dust particles if possible. Wear a paper mask if you can.It is highly recommended to wear safety glasses or goggles to prevent eye injury from flying wood pieces or breaking saw blades. When sawing, avoid putting your fingers too close to the blade. If you have the necessity to remove excess cut away pieces that have fallen off, turn the machine off before doing so. Always use both hands when cutting the wood. Work with larger pieces and when cutting out a small piece, see that you have enough material to get a good grip on. Rather waste a bit more material.
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How to Dry Brush Wood
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