I'm never without holiday decoration since they are so easy and fun to make with Proxxon MICROMOT tools. With Valentine's Day right around the corner, these Country Chic Valentine Peg People are just right for the day.
Here are the supplies and equipment I used:
- 1" x ¾" x 12" blank (I used scraps that I had on hand, but you can easily scale this project.)
- 2" length of 1" dowel rod
- 3" length of 1/8" dowel rod
- 2" x 2" x 1/8" blank
- Liquid wood glue
- Acrylic paints
- Twine
- Proxxon Bandsaw MBS/E or Proxxon Table Saw FET
- Proxxon Scroll Saw DS 460
- Proxxon Delta Sander OZI/E
- Proxxon Professional Rotary Tool IBS/E
- Proxxon Flexishaft 110/P
Let's make the Valentine Peg People:
- Cut the body blanks to length using the bandsaw or table saw. Mine are 6" and 5¼" long.
- Cut two ¾" lengths of 1" dowel for heads. These need to be as long as the body blank is thick.
- Mark the center of the end of the body blanks.
- Mark the center of the height of the dowel heads. Use the rotary tool with the flexishaft to drill ~½" hole in the bodies and heads.
- Cut the heart from the 2" x 2" x 1/8" blank using the scroll saw. Cover one side of the blank with painter's tape. Mist the back side of the pattern with spray adhesive, and mount on the taped blank. The painter's tape makes removal of the pattern easy without leaving any sticky residue.
- Sand the edges of all pieces using the Delta sander. I use the Delta sander mounted in the Precision Vice FMZ so both hands are free to manipulate the piece I'm sanding.
- Apply the finish of your choice and let dry thoroughly. I painted mine with acrylic paints.
- Cut 1" pegs from the 1/8" dowel for attaching the heads to the bodies with liquid wood glue.
- Tie the peg couple together with twine and glue the heart on top of the twine.
- Enjoy your Country Chic Valentine Peg People!!
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| Carole |
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