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I made this wooden toy out of basswood. This toy canon uses 6mm dowels as ammo. I think it is a fun woodturning project.
First of all I created two blanks on my table saw.
I then mounted them between centres on the lathe. I used the roughing gouge to turn them true. I also created a dovetailed tenon with the skew, so I could mount them on my chuck.
From the first blank I created the body of the canon and the pocket.
To make the pocket, I hollowed the front with my hook tool which works really nicely on end grain. I then shaped it with the spindle gouge. With the skew I created two grooves and then I used the metal wire to burn two black lines in place. On the lathe I also drilled a 6mm hole on it’s front. Finally I parted the pocket free with the skew.
To make the barrel I first drilled the hole. Then I cleaned the end grain with the spindle gouge. At this point I drilled the hole for the handle using a forstner bit. Then I created the rough cone with the roughing gouge. With the skew I removed the gouge’s marks. I finished the barrel’s shaping with the spindle and the skew. I burned the marks here as well. I then cut the piece of with a saw. Using a threaded rod I mounted the piece between centres to sand the saw marks.
Finally I shaped the handle. This was mostly spindle work with the skew and a gouge.
I glued the handle with the barrel. I also glued a 6mm dowel in the pocket. I then used the rotary tool to predrill the holes for the metal hooks. I also used a cutting disc to to cut an opening on the hooks.This way I can pass the rubber bands easily in place.
Finally I installed the rubber bands. You can replace them with springs if you want.
I am really happy with my little toy canon. I hope you liked it too, because that was it. See you soon with a new project video.
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