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Wouldn't that special little kid in your life love to have his/her own puppet stage to play with?

Of course he/she would!

Let's build one!

You can follow along and build your own as we go.

I would love to show you the plans for the puppet stage but unfortunately, they are on the hard drive inside my head and it's not connected to a printer right now. So we'll just have to wing that part.

First thing we'll do is gather some wood.

This morning, I stopped at the local lumber yard and picked out 5 pieces of pine 1x6-10'. I'm pretty sure it's a little more than I will need, but we can always use the extra for another project and we we can cut around any defects or really bad knots.

Here's our wood:



Now, you run out and get yours. I'll wait here while you do that.

(wow, it looks like I should clean my shop while I wait!)





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Ok I am ready to help



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Hey Ruby, can you lift that hammer by yourself?

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Alright! Ruby's ready to go.

I see you are back from the lumber yard now. Great!

Next, using your 10" Delta Unisaw, begin cutting your wood into the necessary pieces. I am making my frame pieces 2-1/2" wide. You'll need six pieces 62-1/2" long, three pieces 27" long, two pieces 15" long, and two pieces 16" long.

Later, we will need one piece 1" wide by 62-1/2" long and one piece 2" wide by 62-1/2" long.

You will also want to use your Delta 8" joiner to smooth any cut marks that might be left behind from the saw.

You should now have some pieces that look like this:



Next, we'll start assembling some frames!

Isn't this fun?!?!?



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Web, you forgot to talk about machine safety!!!

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You're watching too much Norm on Saturday mornings!

We don't worry about that silly stuff here!




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Ok . . .


Be sure to read, follow, and understand all the safety rules that come with your power equipment. And most importatnly, don't forget to wear these (point at glasses) safety glasses.


Happy now?




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You're no Norm, but that'll work!

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Ready again!




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He may have a problem with the power tools. That no opposable thumbs thing can really get in the way.

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Um, I was doing okay until you told me I needed a table saw. I only have a circular saw available. Will that be an okay substitute?

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I've only got a hand saw!

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Ok, we're moving now!

Sure, feel free to use any kind of saw you prefer. A chain saw might give it that rustic look.

No, I'm no Norm. I'm too slow. He would have gone to a Shaker village to see how puppet stages were made 100 years ago, then came back and built, finished, and displayed the project all in 24 minutes! I'm not nearly that fast.

Good news! When you get ready for your curtains, call grandma. She said she would love to sew up the curtains for her great-grandson's puppet stage.

Ok, now you should have your frames together. We are using biscuits and glue in the corners for strength. They should look something like:



That's about all we can do on those for today. We'll let the glue set overnight. We can start on the stage floor and the curtain rod in the mean time.

We're going to fill the middle of the panels with fabric, so tomorrow we'll have to go pick that out.





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   you can never buy ' to much lumber ' ,  extra is good for when you screw up or want to build a fire to keep warm , or just want to build a fire . BURN BABY BURN !  


  also - you can always ' sell ' the extra to your next customer , hey whats wrong with 2 people paying for the same piece of wood ? it's sorta like a women getting divorced and getting married again.


 


    think ill slink outta here and find a card game ...



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This is fun, can't wait til tomorrow:


 



Ready to sew!



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  Wow Ruby , were did that come from ?



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 build it



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 build it



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  if you build it , he will come.


  



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  If you build it ,he will come.



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  Build it



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   If you build it he will come !



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     Build it



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  If you build it he will come !



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  Build it !



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  If you build it he will come !



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I have some pretty fabric!


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Take your pick



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Come on Mr Carpenter, we are ready for today's lesson!

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