Help on some Plans for a Nutcracker
 

I need to build 6- 7Foot Tall Nutcrackers standing on a 24in Sq Box, for
Christmas, Does anyone have any Ideas or Drawings on how to go about making
them? I have some Ideas but thought maybe some of you Gurus might have some
better ones, I fig'd using PVC Pipe? or SonaTubes? Any Ideaws would be
greatly appreciated...

Many Thanks Ahead..

Phil

Phil writes:

I need to build 6- 7Foot Tall Nutcrackers standing on a 24in Sq Box, for

Make sure that the jaws and the lever arm of these coconut crackers
are strong enough and provide a way to catch the milk...

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Start with a pine log, get a chainsaw, remove all of the wood that does not
look like a nutcracker.

http://www.chainsawcarving.net/human...e_carvings.htm

Dave

"Phil" wrote in message
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I need to build 6- 7Foot Tall Nutcrackers standing on a 24in Sq Box, for
Christmas, Does anyone have any Ideas or Drawings on how to go about
making
them? I have some Ideas but thought maybe some of you Gurus might have
some
better ones, I fig'd using PVC Pipe? or SonaTubes? Any Ideaws would be
greatly appreciated...

Many Thanks Ahead..

Phil

Wed, Nov 10, 2004, 4:11pm (EST+5) (Phil) claims:
I need to build 6- 7Foot Tall Nutcrackers snip

No prob. You get a picture you like, then find a BIG Xerox
machine, and make copies. Paste the copies on plywood, cut 'em out, and
paint. No prob.

Or, you could enlarge sections of the picture, a step at a time, so
when you put them together on the plywood, they'd come out the height
you wanted. You'd wind up with quite a few separate pieces that way,
but it works. I've done it for figures 4 feet tall - wound up with 5
separate pages, maybe 6. Just make sure each enlargement is the same
scale. Any small mismatches can be taken care of during the painting.
No prob.

If you want a working version, someone here made one a year or so
back. Pretty neat. But, when I looked in the archives a few weeks ago,
I wasn't able to track down the link. Didn't keep with it too long, so
may have missed it. Anyone have the link?



JOAT
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On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 16:11:25 -0000, Phil wrote:

I need to build 6- 7Foot Tall Nutcrackers standing on a 24in Sq Box, for
Christmas,

Google. I've no idea where, but I've seen these before (maybe this
ng) including a full photo-story webbage of their construction.