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INSTRUCTIONS

Start by tracing the pattern onto the tracing paper. This will allow you to choose your own grain direction. Trace and cut out the sleigh (see Fig. 1). Next, add the Santa body to the sleigh (see Fig. 2) and then the beard and face (see Fig. 3). The eye on the Santa and the deer are drilled out with a small drill bit. Sand and round a small piece of walnut to accommodate the small hole.

Now start rounding the edges of the sleigh (see Fig. 4). Proceed to trace and cut out the reindeer body (see Fig. 5). On the head area, cut to the inside of the line as the head will later be cut out and glued on top in order to yield a three-dimensional look. Also on the deer's head section, cut and fit the eye and nose and then round the piece (see Fig. 6). After the nose and eye are glued and dried,

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