Bandsaw Reindeer

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Credit to Underdog, from lj's, for the template and process.  
I made the first one from maple,  I thought it was cool so I made another from walnut.  
Then I blew up the template and made a bigger one from walnut. 
The small ones are about 5" tall and the bigger one is approx. 10" tall.
Great little decoration for the shelf.

Figuring out how to do something you have never done is what makes a good challenge.

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Cool project just in time for Christmas.

Main Street to the Mountains

Thank Eric,  answering the Christmas call.

Figuring out how to do something you have never done is what makes a good challenge.

those have been copied to death by you name it. i gotta say though,yours are the nicest ones ive seen. make me wanna make some myself !

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

That walnut finished really nice.  I think that the next one should be life sized.  

--Nathan, TX. Hire the lazy man. He may not do as much work but that's because he will find a better way.

I’ve seen several of these but yours are the nicest so far.
I really like the big one.

The early bird gets the worm but its the second mouse that gets the cheese.

Thanks,  I would like to make more, but there is way too much hand sanding for these old hands 
(arthur starting to set in,  thumbs are almost worthless,  getting shots every 3 months)

I think that the next one should be life sized.
Funny that you mention it.  I once went looking for a big band saw that I could put a rolling turntable at the bottom and cut out furniture using big engineered blocks of wood.   Ugh,  Never Happened,  LOL

Figuring out how to do something you have never done is what makes a good challenge.

Very cool reindeer. Sure a lot of contour work and it came out great!!

Cheers, Jim

Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day

I agree with Pottz - nicest version I have seen !! 


Toxins Out, Nature In - body/mind/spirit

Can you share the plan/process?  Or maybe it is embedded here but I do not see it. Thanks. 
Can you share the plan/process?

Credit to Underdog for the template.

Here is the template I used,

And this is just a googled youtube showing the process.
Here is a youtube video.

Figuring out how to do something you have never done is what makes a good challenge.

Super nice,, you did a great job on these.

-- Soli Deo gloria! ( To God alone be the Glory)

I watched your video was very good. what do you sell these for?

-- Soli Deo gloria! ( To God alone be the Glory)

Thanks oldrivers,
The video is from someone else explaining how they're made.  It's not mine.
I only made the ones above in the picture.

Figuring out how to do something you have never done is what makes a good challenge.