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Carrot for
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Lunch
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This Bunny pattern has 3 sheets

Sheet 1
This intro sheet with colour photos. If you would prefer
to save some ink you don’t need to print out this first
sheet.

Sheets 2 and 3
You will need the pattern which is made up from these
2 sheets.

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ducklingsducklingsduck Eye detail (DBS 19+4R)

Carrot for
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LYS 19+4R

Lunch (MLBS 19+4R)


Eye
Medium timber piece
+4 R
Light LYS 19
Dark

Choose a timber to
give our little friend
a pink nose.
Or as close as
Finally cut out to this line you can get.
MLRS 19+4R MLBW
19+4R
Eye construction
! Drill approx 9mm diameter hole in a
scrap piece of 19mm thick medium LYW
coloured timber. 19+4R
! Glue in a 9mm diameter dark
coloured dowel.
! Drill approx 4mm diameter hole in
this dark timber.
! Glue in a 4mm diameter light (LYW 19+4R)
coloured dowel.
! Cut out eye shape.

Timber Numbers show timber thickness in mm Making round dowels


Selection R - Riser thickness in mm ! Cut square dowels and chuck them
Guide Grain direction into your drill.
! With the drill going hold the dowel
Colour Intensity Colour Grain
against a moving sander until it is
L - Light R - Red S - Straight down to the correct diameter.
ML - Medium light B - Brown W - Swirly ! They tell me lathes are good for this
M - Medium sort of thing too.
MD - Medium dark ! As are plug cutters if you have the
D - Dark right size.
eg.
DBS = dark brown (ie. nearly black) with
straight grain.
MLRK = medium light red colour with
oaky grain.
Also use the photo as a guide to timber selection. Don't
worry about an exact timber match. Often close
enough is more than good enough. Sometimes For a copy of
completely different is better. our latest catalogue contact
Full colour photos are available on our web site. Gekko Timbers ph: +61 7 4935 1162
2501 Byfield Road fax: +61 7 4935 1141
www.gekkotimbers.com.au Byfield Qld 4703 Australia www.gekkotimbers.com.au
(LYS MBW
19+4R) 9+4R

MLRW
19+8R

The inside of Alternative head


+8R
little bunny To really simplify the design
rabbits ears you could use this head.
9

is usually
LYS 1

pink.
MBW
19+4R

A one colour bunny makes an ideal beginners project.


Especially if you use the head
above.
You will probably still have
MBW to use a different colour for
19+4R the eye, nose and inside ear.
Or you could stain these
pieces.
MLBW And who ever heard of a pine
19+4R MBW coloured carrot?
19

More on timber selection


A prominent, interesting grain pattern helps
to make this bunny more interesting. Check
out the photo. I’ve called this swirly grain
LYW for want of a better word.
19 If you’ve got straight grained timber, use it
and ignore all those W’s.

LYW
9

MBW
MBW 19+4R
9

(MBW 9)

MRS MBS
19+4R MRS 19+4R
19+4R

Meredith Curlie 2001


Steve Bundred 2001

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