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Beveled dowel

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HOWITZER GUN SUPPLIES

Wood: pine or wood of choice—one piece 1/2" x 3-3/8" x 8-3/4" (for the howitzer base), one piece 3/8" x 1-5/8" x 3-3/8" (for the wheel spacers), one piece 1-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 2-3/8" (for the gun barrel support), one piece 3/4" x 3" x 6" (for the wheels) Doweling—one piece 1 "-Dia. x 2-3/4", one piece

!/2"-Dia. x 3", one piece 3/8"- Dia. x 6-1/2" Two 3/8"-Dia. axle pins

INSTRUCTIONS

Make the parts

Referring to the Plan View Drawings and the Supplies list, make Ihe howitzer base, wheel spacer, and gun barrel support. Cut the dowels to the lengths indicated. Cut the bevel in the 1" dowel and bore a l/2"-Dia. hole in one end. Bore a 3/8"-Dia. hole in one end of the 1/2"-Dia. dowel. Grind or file a notch in the upper end of the gun barrel support. Thoroughly sand all pieces.

3-3/6"

Dia. dowel

3 m

Assembly and finishing

Glue the wheel spacer in place on the lower surface of the howitzer base. Bore 13/64"-Dia. holes in each side to receive the axle pegs (see the Howitzer Assembly Drawing). Attach the gun barrel support to the top surface of the base. Continuing to refer to the drawing, insert the l/2"-Dia. dowel into the hole in the 1"-Dia. dowel, then insert the 3/8"-Dia. dowel into the hole in the l/2"-Dia. dowel to make the gun barrel assembly.

Glue the gun barrel assembly to the base and gun barrel support. Sand the assembled howitzer gun to make sure it is smooth. Paint as desired and attach the wheels by gently tapping the axle pins in place.

Neslo Creative Works is Erik and Patty Olsen. They are the designers and manufacturers of custom furniture. When they are not building furniture or working at a "real'' job, they design original crafts based on their children's ideas and their friends' input. They occasionally get some very unusual ideas going.

The Olsens are originally from Lompoc, California, just north of Santa Barbara. They relocated recently to Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin in pursuit of a slower, more meaningful lifestyle and to teach their four children (Crystal, Brooke, Matthew and Wade) the importance of hard work and qualify workmanship. You can reach them for more information at: neslowd@ticon.nef.

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Howitzer Part© Plan View Drawings Grind a notch

to receive

gun barrel _............

6-3/4"

Wheel

Bore 13/64-Dia. to receive the axle pin

Attach the wheel

Bore 3/8"-Dia. thru

Howitzer Assembly Detail

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Glue the wheel spacer in place on the bottom of the howitzer base

Glue the gun barrel support in place on the howitzer base

3-1/2"

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2-3/6"

Glue the gun barrel assembly in place

Notch to receive the gun barrel

Bore 3/8"-Dia x 1/2" deep, centered, and insert dowel

Cut curve

1/2"-Dia. dowel

Bore 1/2"-Dia x 1/2" deep, centered, and dowel

r-Pia.

2-3/4

Dowel bevel diagram

2-1/2"