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Five Minute Carved Christmas Ornament Carve Along

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madcrow:
Or rather a whittle along.  These are fast and easy.  Not necessarily five minutes to make, but depending on the wood, it isn't far from it.  I usually use poplar or basswood for these.  I use a 3/4" board and rip 3/4" strips lengthwise.  These ornaments are only four inches long so a 24" strip will get you twelve blanks.  OK, quit scratching your head and doing math and let me explain.  I turn the strip up on one corner and run it thru the bandsaw and cut corner to corner.  Once that is done I cut four inch sections.



Then I make a few marks as guides for the hat, brow, and bottom of the nose.



The top line will be the bottom of the hat.  A stop cut is a simple cut straight into the wood, where other cuts will cut into and stop.  Make a stop cut on the bottom line, move down about a quarter inch and cut toward the stop cut on both sides.  This will be where the eyes will be.





Now make a stop cut at the bottom of the nose maybe 3/16" deep.  Move the blade down about 3/16" and cut diagonally toward the cut at the bottom of the nose.  You just formed the bottom of the nose and started where the top of the mustache will be.

Knoll:
Hoping this will be continued . . . . .

JW_Halverson:
Sadly, Madcrow took off a finger while carving and bled to death trying to look up the phone number for 911.  We'll never know what it was he was trying to teach us. 

Knoll:
 :-\

madcrow:
Watch what ya wish for JW, the last time I cut cut chip carving, it took a year to get feeling back in that finger.  OK, here is a profile of the last step.

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