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Instructions
Preparing the Raven, Axle, and Pull Ball
Draw the outline of a raven, roughly 10 inches from beak to tail, on the center of the pine board.
Lay the board on the sawhorses with the drawing facing upward. Align the long edges of the sawhorses with the edges of the board.
Clamp the board to each sawhorse.
Mark a dot 3/8 of an inch in from the edge of the raven's abdomen, halfway between the beak and the tip of the tail. Drill a hole through the dot. This is where the axle will be inserted.
Using the jig saw, carefully cut out the image of the raven.
Loosen the clamps and remove the board from the sawhorses.
Mark a line 3 1/2 inches from one edge of the dowel, then lightly clamp the dowel to the sawhorses. Cut the dowel on the line. The 3 1/2-inch segment will be the axle.
Sand the edges of the raven and the rough edge of the dowel until they are smooth.
Clamp the wood ball to a stable surface and drill a hole directly through it.
Painting and Finishing
Using separate lengths of twine, thread each wheel and the raven (through the axle hole) and hang them in the painting area.
Paint the raven black and the wheels red. Wait until dry and apply a second coat if necessary.
Apply the finishing wax -- according to the instructions on the can -- to the raven, wheels, and axle. Wait the appropriate amount of time and remove the excess wax and buff.
Assembling the Raven Pull
Screw the eye hook into the edge of the ravens breast, approximately 1 inch below the bottom edge of the beak.
Apply glue to one end of the axle. Then, insert the end into one of the wheels until the end of the axle is even with the outer edge of the wheel.
Insert the axle through the axle hole in the raven.
Apply glue to the other end of the axle. Insert the end into the other wheel.
Tie one end of an 24-inch length of twine to the eye hook. Thread the loose end through the hole in the wooden ball. Tie the end so that the ball will not slip off.