Push Stick Flappy Chicken
Project by
Myron Kinnunen
General Information
A child's push stick chicken. Cut out the chicken and the wheels from hard maple, then cut out the linoleum feet. Assembled with a 1/4" dowel through one wheel, through the chicken body, through the other wheel then attach the linoleum and glue so the feet are offset and will flap when pushed.
Project License
Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Open in Easel®
Cutout Chicken and Wheels
Set up the 6"x12" 3/4" hard maple board, setup the X-Carve with an 1/8" bit and hit carve.
Estimated time: 24 minutes
Cut out Linoleum feet
Set up the 4"x6" 1/8" linoleum, using a 1/16" bit in the X-Carve then hit carve.
Estimated time: 2 minutes
Sand, Paint, Assemble
Sand the wooden parts, cut out a push stick from materials of your choosing, and prepare them for the finish of your choice. Drill or mortise a hole in the back of the chicken body to attach the push stick. Apply finish. After finish has dried insert a 1/4" dowel through one wheel with a little glue, then insert the unglued portion of the dowel through the chicken, then glue on the other wheel with the grooves offset from each other. After glue has dried insert and glue the flapper feet into the grooves in the wheels. Glue in the push stick and enjoy your new flappy chicken.
Estimated time: 15 minutes