| Project by MsDebbieP | posted 11-16-2007 09:30 PM | 4436 views | 14 times favorited | 38 comments |  |
 |
Inspired by the variety of bottle holders posted recently I decided to give this one a try (pattern found online).
Process
1. I printed the pattern and glued it to the piece of walnut that I found.
(yes, I know – you shouldn’t paint walnut) but that’s what I had that was “almost” the right size. I had to trim the sides of the pattern down a bit and I think it could have been thicker to provide a better balancing edge. But it works
2. I tried using the scrollsaw but the wood is just too hard for my scrollsaw skills. Back up plan was the bandsaw sitting beside me – that I had never used before. I managed to make it work.
3. Using the hole-making thingy I drilled the mouth opening and then a little hole to fit a 1/4” dowel into, for the nose.
4. I sanded the surface.
5. Cut the angle onto the bottom with the mitre saw and then finished the angle using the sander to get the “balance” to take place. That was tricky – and just don’t sneeze!
6. Cut some jewelry wire and formed the hands. Drilled holes in the side of the snowman and glued the wires in (the one is being stubborn and won’t remain tight… I think I’ll just say that he’s a little tipsy and afraid of falling so he keeps putting his arm down on the ground to catch himself).
8. Used the sander to form the nose, using a short piece of dowel.
7. Painted the nose using a marker and the body of snowman with some white paint.
8. Glued on 3 buttons and let it all dry.
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (https://www.facebook.com/DebbiePribele, Young Living Wellness )
38 comments so far
Blake
home | projects | blog
3443 posts in 4847 days
#1 posted 11-16-2007 09:35 PM
Thats hilarious! Great Idea.
-- Happy woodworking!
MsDebbieP
home | projects | blog
18619 posts in 5133 days
#2 posted 11-16-2007 09:48 PM
I see that I forgot to put a scarf on him… I’ll have to fix that.
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (https://www.facebook.com/DebbiePribele, Young Living Wellness )
Peter Oxley
home | projects | blog
1426 posts in 4847 days
#3 posted 11-16-2007 10:07 PM
Great idea! Well done! Frosty is really getting into the holiday cheer!
-- http://www.peteroxley.com/woodworking -- http://north40studios.etsy.com --
mot
home | projects | blog
4928 posts in 5009 days
#4 posted 11-16-2007 10:09 PM
There aren’t many posts I’ll keep reading past the “painting walnut.” However, it turned out to be a good story. Nice!
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)
CharlieM1958
home | projects | blog
16292 posts in 5191 days
#5 posted 11-16-2007 10:13 PM
Now you realize a snowman is going to melt with that alcohol in his system…
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Chip
home | projects | blog
1904 posts in 5065 days
#6 posted 11-16-2007 10:37 PM
I stop by to relax a bit and look at some terrific woodworking and find Deb painting walnut. Sigh.
No rest for the weary.
I want to say this is a great idea and a terrific job Deb, I really do… but, but… ;-)
-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt!
Dadoo
home | projects | blog
1790 posts in 4963 days
#7 posted 11-16-2007 10:43 PM
Oh hell, I like it! Them other guys are just yanking your chain. What say we just take that there bottle of wine and forget these guys?
-- Make Woodworking Great Again!
MsDebbieP
home | projects | blog
18619 posts in 5133 days
#8 posted 11-16-2007 11:00 PM
I know, Chip.. I know…. I actually thought about this all night long .. but in the end, the snowman just wasn’t a snowman in its “au naturel” state.
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (https://www.facebook.com/DebbiePribele, Young Living Wellness )
Calgirl
home | projects | blog
188 posts in 4868 days
#9 posted 11-16-2007 11:01 PM
Was it just the snowman who was a little tipsy? Fun project MsDebbie
-- Forget the health food, I need all the preservatives I can get !
MsDebbieP
home | projects | blog
18619 posts in 5133 days
#10 posted 11-16-2007 11:12 PM
oh yah.. that’s why I painted the walnut—not my fault at all :)
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (https://www.facebook.com/DebbiePribele, Young Living Wellness )
Chip
home | projects | blog
1904 posts in 5065 days
#11 posted 11-16-2007 11:44 PM
Ok, ok… The bottle didn’t look like it had been opened yet… now I understand Deb. ;-)
-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt!
SPalm
home | projects | blog
5337 posts in 4854 days
#12 posted 11-16-2007 11:50 PM
to quote: ROTFLMAO
-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon
miles125
home | projects | blog
2180 posts in 4978 days
#13 posted 11-16-2007 11:58 PM
Nahhhhh…If Debbie had opened the wine the hole woulda been “lower”. Heehee
Too cute!
-- "The way to make a small fortune in woodworking- start with a large one"
Karson
home | projects | blog
35269 posts in 5373 days
#14 posted 11-17-2007 12:25 AM
Great job Debbie. Even if it was painted walnut.
I noticed you didn’t paint your willow though.
-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Appomattox Virginia [email protected] †
MsDebbieP
home | projects | blog
18619 posts in 5133 days
#15 posted 11-17-2007 12:43 AM
that is true Karson
I did look at making it out of willow but didn’t think it would be strong enough … that and I wouldn’t want to paint my willow ;)
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (https://www.facebook.com/DebbiePribele, Young Living Wellness )
View all comments »
showing 1 through 15 of 38 comments
Have your say...