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For this project you will need:
- 18 mm thick pine wood for the
moose and his base
- 10 mm thick plywood for the
sleigh parts
- 8mm round dowel for the
sleigh bar
- acrylic paint in red, dark brown,
black, white and gold
- red cording for the reigns
- wood glue
- scroll saw
- hand drill with 3.2 and 8 mm bits
- 4 wood screws measuring
35 mm x 3.5 cm
- small thin nails
- sandpaper or sanding block
- pencil and pattern
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Instructions:
1. The moose height measures 42 cm and the sleigh has a measurement of of 17 cm x 30 cm. Print the patterns out. The sleigh pattern fits on one sheet of typing paper but the moose may need to be enlarged at a copy shop. Once you have the appropriate sizes, transfer the patterns onto the wood.
2. For the sled you will need 2 more pieces. 1 measures 12 cm x 16 cm (the sled floor) and another measures 12 cm x 8 cm (the back). Saw these pieces also out of the 1cm thick plywood. For the moose base you will need an extra piece of 18 mm wood that measures 6 cm x 23 cm x 18 mm.
3. Saw all of the pieces out and sand them.
4, Mix red and brown paint so that the paint is a dark reddish color. Paint all of the pieces with this color except for the moose antlers.
5. The antlers first get painted in dark brown and once dry, paint gold over this color.
6. Once all of the pieces are dry, use the black paint and paint the hoofs, nose and eye. When dry, dot white color in the eye and let dry.
7. Dry brush all of the edges now with dark brown except for the sleigh runners. Dry brush them with gold to give it a look of metal.
8. Once all of the pieces are dry, you can assemble the moose. Drill a hole in the bottom of the front moose foot and set the moose on the base. Mark on the base approximately where this hole is and also drill a hole in the base on this mark. Do the same for the back foot. Once all of the holes are drilled, screw the moose onto the base.
9. Lay both sled pieces on each other and drill a 8 mm hole in the front. This is where the bar will be inserted.
10. For the sled assembly, you will first glue the back piece onto the floor piece along the 12 cm side. Where the glue is holding the pieces together, you can also secure this connection with small nails that you hammer into the wood from the underside of the floor piece. Your piece will resemble a “L” when looked at from the side.
11. Then you will glue the floor/back piece between the 2 side pieces along the 16 cm side. Where the glue is holding the pieces together, you can also secure these places with small thin nails that get hammered from the outside of the sled. If you like, paint a small bit over these nails with the color used for the sled so the nails are not so noticable.
12. Measure the wooden dowel to fit between the 2 holes and saw this piece out. Paint the dowel with the red/brown mixture and let dry. Once dry, insert it between the 2 holes and secure with glue if you like.
13. Dry brush the dowel with gold if desired.
14. You can now decorate the moose and sled as you like. You can attach a reign connecting the 2 pieces, you can give the moose a “blanket” for his back and you can hang small presents onto the moose and fill the sled with small presents or maybe even a small poinsettia plant.
Free Craft Patterns: Moose Pattern Sleigh Pattern
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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
Drybrushing is one of many painting techniques and is easy to learn. It is very effective in shading or highlighting your painted items. Thus giving them a more realistic look. Color plays an important role in dry brushing. You may choose a light contrast for a dark color or a dark contrast for a light color. After practicing on a few pieces, you will discover which colors work best with each other. Consider the item you are painting and what color it is. Important is to dry brush the item with a contrast color and yet the contrast color should also enhance the color of the item you are painting. For example, let us choose the color white. An obvious contrast would be a darker shade. Depending on what you are painting, a shade such as light brown, grey, blue look well on white. On the other hand the color black can only be shaded with a lighter color. You may choose grey or white. When painting with other colors, you may choose lighter or darker shades. For example the color green can be shaded with a darker hue or a lighter hue depending on the effect you would like to create. Important is to experiment. The more you practice, the more secure you will feel about shading and highlighting. Not only can you dry brush wood but also plaster of Paris castings, pappmaché boxes, and other painted items.
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How to make templates and patterns tutorial
Find useful tips about how to create templates and patterns to use for all of your wood crafts. Learn how easy it is to make permanant templates that can be used over and over again for all of your craft projects.
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Wood Crafts on Christmas-Projects.com
If you like woodcrafting, then you will find lots of fun ideas here to paint and to cut out with a scroll saw.
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