For my niece's christening, I wanted to make a gift that she could have for many years and that was a nice piece of furniture. Is there anything cuter than children's furniture?
So I started by googling what I was supposed to make and completely fell for a teddy bear. I used a hobby board that I cut to size.
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First I made a square that was 30cm x 30cm. Cut the corners round. Here you can use an overhand router if you want, you get slightly rounder edges.
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Then there was the head. Here I screwed a screw in the middle with a thread. Then just draw a circle as best you can. To make ears I used a small paint cap. Measure up so you get them on the same line.
Cut it out and plaster well.
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Here you can see how the edges look after using an overhand router.
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Then it was time to screw together the bottom plate and the back. I did this by screwing screws into the underside. Here it helps to draw where you want it and, not least, to fix it to a workbench. then you have more control. Feel free to use glue when screwing together.
To make the legs I used 4.8 cm x 4.8 cm. Cut to 4 legs and 4 plank pieces that you can use to fasten the legs together. You have to choose the height yourself, but I went for 25 cm.
Screw the legs into the base plate. Screw from the underside so that the screws are not visible.
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After that I sanded all holes and cracks in the wood. After that, it's priming before I used matt gloss floor paint. To make the chair a little sweeter, I painted 5 cm up on the leg so that it looks like paws.
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Then comes the hard part. Make the ear. Here I cut a piece of cardboard and drew around it. Used a lot of masking tape, lots of small pieces. I apply the final touches by hand with a small brush.
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What do you think?
Of course, I have also signed the chair.