Woodwork+Workshop+-+Propeller

=Woodwork Workshop: A Classic Propeller Toy=


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The skill is to refine the blade shape thinly enough to be as light as possible ... without breaking it!
=**How to make it...**=
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 * ====A block of soft pine 20cm x 5cm x 1cm====
 * ====A 25cm length of 5mm dowel====
 * ====Wood files for shaping the blade====
 * ====A drop of white glue to stick the dowel in the hole.====
 * ====Paint for decorating.==== ||

Session 1: Shaping the blade

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The pine block blade with a 5mm hole drilled in the centre.
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Session 2: Continuing to shape the blade...

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