Popular Post munzieb Posted December 27, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 My wife and I were talking about toys we got for Christmas many years ago and she said, as a very young girl, she got a Hampelmann puppet. (Jumping Jack) I decided to surprise her and found a picture and and cut out the pieces on the scroll saw and pasted the cut outs of the picture on to the pieces. Used 1/8" dowl for the pivots. Hardest part was locating the hole locations on the joints and the center pins where the string wraps around to lift the joints. A fun project and she really appreciated it. RabidAlien, crupiea, amazingkevin and 11 others 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flarud Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 A short video of how it works would be cool to watch. munzieb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodrush Posted December 28, 2019 Report Share Posted December 28, 2019 Fantastic. Thanks for posting munzieb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted December 28, 2019 Report Share Posted December 28, 2019 That is super cool. munzieb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted December 28, 2019 Report Share Posted December 28, 2019 Oh yes that is sooooo cool. I remember them from when I was a tot. Marg munzieb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted December 28, 2019 Report Share Posted December 28, 2019 terrific job munzieb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munzieb Posted December 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2019 16 hours ago, flarud said: A short video of how it works would be cool to watch. Not quite ready for a video but here are some drawings that may help if you make one. I used posts in the center for the pivot point but next time I will just tie the strings to a center string. I would use a shim in the center between the posts pins to give the string some room to move. Still fingering out what the best string is to use. Not really happy with the one I used. It needed to be stiffer. Used knots and glued at the limb holes. I need to try something different there too. It's a work in progress. flarud 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted December 28, 2019 Report Share Posted December 28, 2019 Nice work to bring back fond memories for your wife. I am sure she was very appreciative. Thanks for sharing. munzieb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted December 28, 2019 Report Share Posted December 28, 2019 Very thoughtful of you and clever too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted December 29, 2019 Report Share Posted December 29, 2019 Very cute item that bring back a lot of childhood memories to me too. Always was fascinated with them. What a nice surprise for you wife Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted January 5, 2020 Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 Too nice, I,ve never seen one!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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