The pegs will give the hedgehog pencil holder stability and also keep the pieces from spinning. You will mark on one of your half circles, two marks at 1″ and 2″ from top center. Drill about 5/8″ deep. * Use electrical tape to mark 5/8″ on your bit so you don’t go through your half circle. If you do, that’s okay. That’s what wood filler is for. We need to make matching holes on our next piece, and instead of measuring and marking, I like to use chalk to coat the ends and then press the two half circles together to make matching marks. Ready to drill the pencil holes? I went to use my 5/16″ bit with a pilot point and it was absolutely dull, so I was forced to use my other 5/16″ bit. See the difference? note: if you need to add wood putty to any imperfections, do so before clamping so it can dry at the same time. STEP 6 Then, white quivers on the face, brown inside beige ears, around nose, and for eyebrows, and then accents of white on eyes and nose create dimension.

Now they’ve dried and it’s time to sand. I used my orbital sander with a 150 grit sandpaper, but you can sand it down by hand too. You can add embellishments like I did for a girlie version, dress it up…whatever you want. Have fun with it! Draw the shape of each hedgehog part on your workpiece. Cut out the shapes on a scroll saw machine. This is a simple pencil holder plan that can be also used by woodworkers who do not have much experience. You just need to be familiar with the function of your machines and have a little patience and will. With a small modification of the pen body parts (the hedgehog’s head part), you can make a wider pen holder with more openings for the pens. If you want to make a wooden hedgehog pen holder for 24 pens, you have to make all the parts listed in our plan and also the following additional parts: two extra Middle body parts and two extra Pen body parts. The additional Pen body parts should have the same shape and size of the hedgehog head as the head of Middle body part from our plan. With these modifications the Hedgehog pen holder will be 90mm wide. Ready to get your tool groove on? Today, going to show you how to make use of a basic tool – the jigsaw. My project: a super-cute hedgehog pencil holder. To smooth everything out, I used my Dremel with sanding attachment to go inside the holes. You don’t have to do this, but it gives it a finished touch. STEP 7Once you’re done drilling, you will add a small amount of wood glue into the hole and onto one end of the dowel peg. Insert pegs into holes, tapping lightly with a hammer. After they’re all glued together, you will want to clamp them tightly. I bought my clamps for a couple of dollars each and they are wonderful to have. (psst…I bought these for my hubby, but we all know who they were really for – tsk). If you don’t have any, you could also use weights or tons of books. I let my pieces dry overnight. The problem with the regular bit is that your drill will jump around when trying to enter a curved surface. I did not get the hole placements exactly how I wanted, but they work nonetheless. So, I highly suggest the drill bits with pilot points. I place hole marks starting 1″ from the end and 1″ apart. She’s a cutie patootie, but also versatile too. With this basic shape, you could create a rainbow, a bear face, a car, a bumble bee….endless possibilities for this shape!

When you’re done sanding, give it a good cleaning and then we’re ready for the fun part…paint!! I used up some brown paint for my base coat. The spray paint works great to get into the pencil holes. I used my saw horses and a scrap board to clamp down my stenciled board. You want to make sure you clamp down your board because the saw will make it jump. Start at the edge and work slowly letting the saw cut – no need to rush it through. This will help keep your cuts from becoming beveled and uneven. Once you’ve glued in your second set of pegs, you are going to repeat the process of chalking the pegs, and pressing them onto the third half circle. This time, you will want to use your taped drill bit as a depth guide to not go completely through. Grab your safety glasses and jigsaw and get ready to cut. (I prefer a scrolling jigsaw, which enables you to do rounded cuts much easier and is versatile too)

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Start with the beige characteristics, then layer on the others. See pics as example. Hint: I use a piece of chalk to draw on my “rough draft” and then paint over it. It’s easy to fix any mistakes so you get the end prouduct you want.