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mr. wiggles...
hes one swinging dragon

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DP-00298
Copyright Meredith Corporation 2002

ids will love tugging on this 3'-long dragon, thanks to his flexible center core of canvas. That pliability gives Mr.Wiggles a mind of his own as his head and tail swing to and fro in a random fashion.

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1a BEVEL-RIPPING SETUP
Saw blade angled 15 from vertical Fence Required width of part 15

1 DRAGON ASSEMBLY

Tablesaw

Align legs on pattern with edges of first and last parts C . Pattern " plywood top carrier D Double-faced tape Laminate parts A through D to both sides of canvas. D D D C C C 2" D D D D D C 2" D B D D 3"

12" B

D 13 x 38" 12-ounce canvas centered on parts A 5"

1" D C C

D A Double-faced tape " plywood bottom carrier

37"
For the items needed to build this project, see the Cutting Diagram, Materials List, and Buying Guide on page 7.

12"

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First, cut the body parts


a 9" board 10' 1Crosscutnine 12"-long blanks.long to form Set aside the leftover piece for use later. Cutting Diagram 2Referring to theand1a, tilt your and Drawing tablesaw blade, bevel-rip the head blanks (A), tail blanks (B), midsection blanks (C), and neck and tail blanks (D) to the widths listed in the Materials List. Note that parts A and B need a bevel on one edge only; parts C and D require a bevel on both edges. Pencil the part letter on each piece after cutting it to aid in laying out the dragon later. Cut two pieces of " plywood to 1237" to form top and bottom carriers. Apply doublefaced tape to the bottom carrier, where shown on Drawing 1. Remove the tape backing. Starting with a head blank (A), place the first layer of parts facedown on the bottom carrier in the order shown. Position the parts firmly against each other and square with one long edge of the plywood. Designate this the bottom edge. To ensure perfect alignment of all of the parts, position the second layer of parts faceup on the first layer (not on the top carrier) in the same order and with the edges aligned. Apply four strips of double-faced tape across the parts, and remove the backing. Now place the top carrier in position, and firmly press down on it to adhere the top layer of parts. Lift off the top carrier, and set it aside. Cut a 1338" piece of 12ounce, unbleached, 100% cotton canvas. (We cut the canvas oversize to allow for shrinkage as the glue dries.) Using a foam paint roller, apply a light, even coat of white woodworkers glue to the exposed faces of the bottom carriers parts and to one side of the canvas. Center and lay the canvas (glue side down) on the glued parts, and smooth it out. Apply glue to the top of the canvas and to the exposed faces of the top carriers parts.

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A
Clamp the laminated dragon with 24s spaced on edge to distribute the pressure across the assembly. Position the top carrier on the canvas, making sure the head blanks (A) of both carriers match up. Clamp the assembly as shown in Photo A, and let it set overnight. gridded dragon pattern 1Make atotaping sheets1237" by first of paper together form a piece. Draw 1" squares across the entire surface. Referring to the quarter-size gridded dragon pattern on Drawing 3, draw the dragons outline on your gridded sheet, and mark centerpoints for its nose and wheel-axle holes, and the location for an eye bracket (E). Draw the dragons outline by first plotting the points where the pattern lines cross the grid lines; then draw lines to connect the points. (A French curve helps in doing this.) Remove the clamps and 24s from the laminated assembly. Apply spray adhesive to the back of the pattern, and adhere it to the top carrier, aligning the pattern with the first and last parts C of the lamination, where shown on Drawing 1. With the carriers in place, drill a " hole for the nose and two " holes for the wheel axles through the carriers and dragon, where shown on the pattern. Then, bandsaw the dragon to rough shape with a " blade. Switch to a " blade, and cut to final shape, making relief cuts where necessary, as shown in Photo B. Using a "-diameter sanding drum in an oscillating spindle sander or a drill

Shape and free the dragon


Note: If youd prefer a full-size pattern rather than upscaling our gridded pattern, see the Buying Guide at the end of this article for the dragon hardware kit, which includes a ready-to-use pattern.

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Relief cut

B
When cutting into tight areas, make a relief cut to facilitate waste removal and provide blade clearance for cutting the tight radius. press, sand the edges to remove the saw marks. Separate the bottom carrier from the lamination, and remove the tape. Chuck a chamfer bit in your router. Starting at the back of the dragons head and working to its tail, chamfer along its top edges, where shown on Drawing 2. To avoid chip-out, make three passes, cutting deeper

Bottom carrier

With the bottom carrier in place and the top carrier removed, chamfer the top edges and round over the bottom edges.

with each pass. Switch to a " round-over bit, and round over the dragons bottom edges, where shown. Reattach the bottom carrier to the lamination with two strips of double-faced tape. Remove the top carrier and the tape. Rout the edges, as you did before, as shown in Photo C. Then, remove the bottom carrier and tape, freeing the dragon.

Add the details


Plane the leftover board that you set 16" earlier to "formingThen,eye aside thick. cut a blank for the brackets (E). Photocopy the full-size eyebracket pattern on Drawing 4. Trim the pattern, and adhere it to the blank with spray adhesive. Bandsaw and sand the " radius at each end of the blank, where shown on the pattern. Drill a " hole " deep at the centerpoints of the radii. Lightly sand the edges of the blank. Then, crosscut a "long eye bracket from each end. Now, glue the brackets to the dragons head, where shown on Drawing 2 and on the dragon pattern, with the holes facing forward. Drill a " hole " deep and 90 to the chamfered surface on both sides of the dragons head for its axle-peg ears, where shown. Glue a peg in each hole. Cut two 8"-long wheel axles from a "-diameter birch or oak dowel. Sand them to fit the dragons axle holes. Mark the centers on the axles ends, then drill a 764" hole 1" deep in each end. Clamp a 2"-diameter roller ball in a handscrew with the predrilled hole facing up. Drill a " hole through the ball centered on the hole. Switch to a " Forstner bit, and enlarge the hole

Keep children and the The U.S. Consumer Product dragon safe
Safety Commission recommends that for children under 36 months of age, toys with pull cords longer than 12 inches not have attachments on their ends because they can become tangled, form a loop, and cause serious injury. If a child in this age range will have access to this toy, either omit the dragons pullcord handle or keep the cord length to 12" or less. Although this dragon is a tough creature, it does have limitations. Children should avoid picking it up by the end of the tail, as it could tear off.

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#8 x 1" brass F.H. wood screws " hole 1" deep " chamfer D D D D " round-over D B

2"-diam. roller ball

Axle peg 1" long " hole " deep C C C C D D D " holes Eye " E "-diam. axles 8" long " hole, countersunk #17 x 1" brad " hole centered on dowel Leather bootlace 36" long Sand a light chamfer on both ends.
Midsection leg pieces Canvas " hole for pull cord 2" Axle " " 1"
7 64

" hole 1" deep C D D

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" A

764" hole 1" deep centered on end of dowel

2"-diam. roller ball " hole, countersunk

" hole

" round-over

2 EXPLODED VIEW

#8 x 1" brass F.H. wood screws

"-diam. handle 3" long

" hole 1" deep #8 x 1" brass F.H. wood screw

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2a AXLE DETAIL (END VIEW)


#17 x 1" brad

"

" 2"-diam. roller ball, centered on axle

" hole, countersunk

D
Enhance the dragons looks by spraying a darker color along the top of its spine on both sides. Allow the overspray to blend in with the base paint. to a depth of 1", where shown on Drawings 2 and 2a. Then, turn over the ball, and countersink the " hole on the outside face, where shown. Repeat for the remaining balls. Insert the axles into the axle holes and center them. Snip off the head of a #171" brad and with it drill pilot holes through the ends of parts C into the axles, where shown. Drive brads into the holes, set them, and fill the holes with a wood putty. Sand smooth when dry. dragons spine a darker color, as shown in Photo D. (We used RustOleums Painters Touch no. 1938 Hunter Green Gloss.) Fit the roller balls on the axles, and drive a #81" brass flathead wood screw through each ball and into the axle. Tighten the screws just enough so the balls turn freely without wobbling. Make a handle by crosscutting a 3" length of " dowel, chamfering the ends, and drilling a " hole through the center to receive the leather bootlace, where shown on Drawing 2. Drill the same-size hole through the center of the front leg, where shown on Drawing 2a. Apply a clear finish to the dowel. Knot one end of a 36" length of leather bootlace, thread the other end through the handle, and knot again behind the handle. Secure the other end of the lace in the hole in the front leg by tying a knot in front of and in back of the leg. Finally, glue the eyes into the eye brackets.

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Finishing touches
dragon to 220 and 1Sandtothethesurfaces.Applygrit,latex remove dust. a primer all Sand lightly when dry. Apply two coats of paint. (We used Rust-Oleums American Accents no. 7934 Leafy Green Satin spray paint.) Let it dry for 24 hours. Then, spray the top of the

Produced by Marlen Kemmet Written by Owen Duvall with Jeff Mertz Project design: Lee Gatzke Graphic design: Lorna Johnson Illustrations: Mike Mittermeier; Lorna Johnson Photographs: Marty Baldwin Copyright Meredith Corporation 2002

The purchase of these plans does not transfer any copyright or other ownership interest in the plans, the design or the finished project to the buyer. Buyer may neither reproduce the plans for sale not offer for sale any copies of the finished project.

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materials list
FINISHED SIZE

Part T W L Matl. Qty. A head blanks " 5" 12" P 2 B tail blanks " 3" 12" P 2 C midsection blanks " 2" 12" P 10 D neck and tail blanks " 1" 12" P 22 E* eye brackets " " " P 2 *Parts initially cut oversize. See the instructions. Material key: Ppoplar. Supplies: 1237" plywood (2); double-faced tape; spray adhesive; foam paint roller; "-diameter birch or oak dowel, 20" long; #171" brads; wood putty; 36" length of leather bootlace. Blades, bits, and other tools: " round-over bit, chamfer bit, " Forstner bit, "-diameter drum sander.

Buying Guide

Dragon hardware kit. Contains a full-size dragon pattern, axle pegs (2), 2"-diameter roller balls (4), green eyes (2), 1338" 12-ounce cotton canvas, and #81" brassplated flathead wood screws (4). Order kit no. 4216, $14.99 plus $3.99 shipping (MN residents add $1.23 tax), from Meisel Hardware Specialties, PO Box 70, Mound, MN 55364. Call 800/441-9870 inside the U.S., 952/471-8550 outside the U.S., or go to www.meiselwoodhobby.com.

cutting diagram
B A B A C C D C D D
D D

*E

x 9 x 120" Poplar *Plane or resaw to the thickness listed in the Materials List.

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4 FULL-SIZE EYE BRACKET

" hole " deep Cutline

E Cutline E

" hole " deep "

DRAGON EYE BRACKET FULL-SIZE PATTERN


" R=" " 6"

To ensure full-size patterns are correct size, your printer should be set to print at 100% (not fit to page). Measure full-size patterns to verify size. 1"

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GRIDDED DRAGON PATTERN One square=1"


Location of E

3 GRIDDED DRAGON PATTERN

" hole

12"

" holes

" 37"

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