Mechanical/Animated Lumberjock -- Crank it!

Fabulous !!! Is that Norm? A plaid shirt would have been nice.

Tan shirt and brown apron would be my suggestion. He sure looks like the LJ logo.

I love it Chuck. I'll bet everyone who has seen it has had to give it a crank. You can tell, he's planed a big hole right through his board already.

Good one !!

Very cool,a super fun project.

OK,the wire goes up from the crank. Then what happens?

Nice work. Love animations.

Thanks for all the comments.

PaulM - You're right; title changed accordingly.

Bill - The fishing line is hooked to the wooden plane on the front while the back of the plane is attached to a rubber band (or a small spring). The rubber band in turn is attached to a small nail that is covered by a shaving (see end of bench). The second pic shows the details better.

Happy cranking,

Chuck

Brilliant ! I love the look of it.
Automata have long been on my todo list but I have not got round to working on one yet.

This looks great. Nice work.

helluvawreck aka Charles
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That is very neat - I love wooden automata. This looks like an original.
Good to see the video - great sound effect!

What a great inspirational piece

Ha! This is great! Nice work.

Love it.

Awesome!

Very Nice Work Chuck! Especially For A CANUCK! ...LOL… (Me Also)

Is that the H.O. Studley Chest as your Avatar? 300+ Tools in there!

Rick

Nicely done! I love the added touch of the shavings on the bench. Very innovative . .

Great design. I really like it!

Amazing work! He is fun to see planing the wood. Wonderful mechanism and like all the great details.

Awesome indeed! And I agree the next one could use a Norm plaid shirt! LOL!

Nice work I'm planning some mechanical toys and this has given me some inspiration.