4217 Greenfinch Dr Littleton, CO 80126 Merry Christmas! Sean, Lilia, Dennis and Alexei Meighan Mail to sean Meighan
IMG_8056.JPG: Finished 9 foot nutcrackers in the Atrium of our church, St Andrews Methodist church, Highlands Ranch Colorado. Notice the extra finishing we have done. gold braid painted on torso, belt buckle, laces on boots, the base has now been painted to look like a drum. | IMG_8044.JPG: Our church asked if we could bring the finished nutcrackers to the church. The theme of this years Christmas concert was the nutcracker. We said yes! |
IMG_8047.JPG: The music director asked if anyone had any nutcrackers to please bring them in. They were happy to get our 9' nutcrackers. | |
IMG_8057.JPG: Alexei,Sean and Dennis. The architects of the nutcrackers | |
IMG_7952.JPG: Earlier view of nutcrackers. We will next build the swords, put braid on the chest, put on a belt buckle, put laces on the boots and paint the base to look like a drum. | |
IMG_7965.JPG: Twins, Dennis and Alexei. The nutcrackers they are holding are what we used to create the plans | |
IMG_8098.JPG: Nutcrackers come apart for easy storage. | |
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DRUM1) Cut two 24" circles from 3/4" plywood 2) cut (4) 10" long boards from 2x4" studs 3) assemble 2x4's to the plywood disks using screws. I used deck screws 4) Wrap drum with linoleum or plastic. Use flat head screws to secure into the edge of the plywood. |
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LEGS1) Cut two 29 7/8" long pipes from 6" PVC 2) cut (4) 29 7/8" long boards from 2x4" studs 3) assemble two 2x4's to each other perpendicularly. Repeat for the other leg. |
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TORSO1) Cut four 19" circular disks from 3/4" plywood (#1,#2,#5,#6) 2) Cut two 17" circular disks from 1/2" plywood (#3,#4) |
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HEAD1) Cut (7) squares, 19"x19", from the 2" thick by 4x8' sheet of styrofoam insulation. NOTE! Remove the plastic vapor film from the one side othe styrofoam. If you do not do this the styrofoam will not glue together. |
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HAT1) Cut two plywood disks from 1/2" plywood. The first one (#1) is 16" diameter, the other (#2) is 14" diameter. The next picture shows the 4 plywood disks that are all going to be bolted together using the 30" x 1/2" threaded rod. |
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ARMS1) cut three pieces from the 4" PVC pipe. #1 is 30" long #2 is 12" long #3 is 12" long |
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HANDS1) take two 6" styrofoam balls. drill 3/4" hole through center of both balls. On one ball drill another 3/4" hole 90 degrees to the first hole. So one hand has one 6" pipe, the other hand has a 6" pipe and a 3 1/2" pipe. #1 shows the 6" pipe #2 (done to only one hand) shows the 3 1/2" pipe at 90 degrees to the first. #2 pipe is used for holding the sword later. |
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SWORD1) Take 36" long oak dowel with a diameter of 5/8". Sand 6" of dowel so it fits inside of 1/2" pvc pipe. 2) Drill a 3/4" hole lengthwide through 2" styrofoam. My drill was not long enough to drill through 32" of foam so i did it in sections. White glue and insert dowel through all he styrofoam sections. |
Item | quantity | Description | Home Deport SKU# |
Unit price | Nutcracker#1 Extended Price |
Nutcracker#2 Qty |
Nutcracker#2 Extended Price |
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Item | Qty | Description | Sku# | Price ea | Ext Price | 2nd nutcracker Qty | |
#1 | 1 | 1/2" Plywood by 4x8' | 000-000 | 15.37 | $15.37 | 0 | $0.00 |
#2 | 1 | 3/4" Plywood by 4x8' CDX | 000-000 | 33.00 | $33.00 | 0 | $0.00 |
#3 | 2 | 1x3" x 8' furring strips. Used to be 8 ribs of hat. | 167-704 | 1.67 | $3.34 | 2 | $3.34 |
#4 | 1 | 2" thick styrofoam insulation by 4x8' | 614-653 | 19.98 | $19.98 | 1 | $19.98 |
#5 | 2 | 6" styrofoam balls. Used for hands. This is the only item not available from Home Depot. | 000-000 | 10.00 | $20.00 | 2 | $20.00 |
#6 | 2 | 1/2"x 2' PVC pipe. Used for hands, sword, spacers on arms. | 253-755 | 0.94 | $1.88 | 2 | $1.88 |
#7 | 1 | 4" diameter x 10' PVC pipe | 193-879 | 19.60 | $19.60 | 0 | $0.00 |
#8 | 2 | 4" PVC slip end cap | 811-459 | 7.71 | $15.42 | 2 | $15.42 |
#9 | 1 | 4" PVC slip 90 degree elbow | 189-537 | 11.41 | $11.41 | 1 | $11.41 |
#10 | 1 | 6" diameter x 10' PVC pipe | 793-624 | 25.71 | $25.71 | 0 | $0.00 |
#11 | 2 | 3/8" x 72" threaded rod | 468-061 | 5.58 | $11.16 | 2 | $11.16 |
#12 | 1 | 1/2" x 72" threaded rod | 468-148 | 8.94 | $8.94 | 1 | $8.94 |
#13 | 52 | 3/8" nuts | 328-674 | 0.11 | $5.72 | 52 | $5.72 |
#14 | 52 | 3/8" washers | 328-154 | 0.14 | $7.28 | 52 | $7.28 |
#15 | 6 | 3/8" x 4". Used to attach legs to torso | 655-228 | 1.33 | $7.98 | 6 | $7.98 |
#16 | 2 | 1/2" x 8". Used to attach arms to torso. | 248-681 | 1.93 | $3.86 | 2 | $3.86 |
#17 | 11 | 1/2" flat washers | 590-571 | 0.35 | $3.85 | 11 | $3.85 |
#18 | 3 | 1/2" nuts | 655-465 | 0.25 | $0.75 | 3 | $0.75 |
#19 | 1 | 36" x 5/8" diameter oak dowel. This will be used for the center of sword | 216-112 | 2.98 | $2.98 | 1 | $2.98 |
#20 | 1 | 1/8" x 4x8' plastic wall panel | 179-646 | 22.00 | $22.00 | 1 | $22.00 |
#21 | 4 | Quarts of Glidden Exterior house paint. RED, BLACK, FLESH, WHITE, BLUE(only needed if building a second nutcracker) | 418-587 | 12.37 | $49.48 | 1 | $12.37 |
#22 | 1 | gallon Kilz primer | 822-353 | 14.94 | $14.94 | 0 | $0.00 |
#23 | 1 | Rust-oleum Gold Spray paint | 563-402 | 2.99 | $2.99 | 0 | $0.00 |
TOTAL |
$307.64 | $158.92 |
Tools: Electric drill Saber Saw Radial arm saw (optional, you could cut with hand saw) Belt sander. I used this with 80 grit sandpaper to shape the heads.