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Greetings to all…
First of all, I know this is not a cardboard project…but sheep with carts appear in vintage Christmas putz displays…so there are precedents…I am also aware that the woodworking tools and techniques may not be familiar or available to all…but perhaps a family member or friend will cut out the body profile, legs and cart rim parts and cart base…
This project will be posted in several sections...I’m starting with this overview, an image of the completed project and some of the patterns…updates will follow…
BODY…3/4” thick soft pine…
LEGS and SPACERS…1/4” thick yardstick…assembled with tacky white glue and a few tiny nails…
EARS…1/4” thick wood…a Dremel ® tool was used to carve out the recesses in the ears…think of them as tiny wooden spoons…hold in place with a drop of super glue in the mounting holes…
ROUNDING OVER CORNERS…wood rasp, craft knife and sandpaper…I’ll post a picture of the tools I use later…
FINISH…a blotchy mix of white, antique white, khaki and brown craft paint…try to somewhat match the batting colors…
COVERING…Unbleached cotton batting…it took a lot of measuring, cutting, stretching and gluing the pieces of flat, one dimension material to cover a three dimensional form…see the note on the covering pattern sheets…a fleece fabric with more stretch would be far easier…I’m considering a piece of sweatshirt turned inside out or fleece fabric as a covering material for the next sheep I make…it will probably be about 25% larger in size which will make covering easier…I feel some creative sole knows a way to cut and sew a one piece covering…but it’s beyond me…
DETAILS…Ribbon and bell around neck…painting eyes, mouth, nostrils and hooves…
WHEELS…1/4” thick plywood rims cut with power drill driven hole saw…
HUBS…3/8” diameter dowels…
SPOKES…toothpick diameter dowels…I’ll post photos of the wheel building jig later…
CART FLOOR…same plywood as rims…about the size of a business card…edged with crape myrtle twigs attached with super glue…the floor was stained and painted to mimic the colors of the twigs…
AXLE…3/8” diameter crape myrtle branch…rusty nails used to hold on wheels…
POSTS, WOVEN WATTLE SIDES and HARNESS ARMS…crape myrtle twigs…it’s easier to weave the wattle if the twigs are still green and not dried out…posts are super glued in holes in cart floor…super glue applied to the wattle weave joints after assembly…overall length of cart is about 7”…
Have fun…stay tuned…
Howard…
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