A Cut Wood Menagerie
Several years ago I saw some plans in Sunset Magazine for this really cute reindeer made of parts cut out of pine boards. The reindeer turned out really well so I thought it would be fun to do some other animals too, an elephant, a giraffe, a kangaroo, a rabbit and a rhino.
Using 1x12 pine boards I drew out the parts, the main body shape, the legs, the ears, etc. I then cut these out with a jig saw adding one inch notches in the body and the other parts so they would fit together into a 3D animal. For most of the animals this notching was all that was required to put the parts together although for the kangaroo and the rabbit I wanted the legs to go on at an angle facing slightly forward. So, for those I used a little glue and some small nails.
As always, if you decide to try them making them your self I'd love to hear about your results! And yes, you may feel free to copy my designs.
Have Fun!
Steve Robinson
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