Whirligig where man continuously tries to crank start an old car. I used 2 brass plates to mount the whirligig on a 5/16 inch diameter threaded rod. The brass plates are 1/8x3/14 by 3 inch each and brass was purchased from mcmaster-carr.
Historically, peg racks like this one were hidden. They were fastened to the back walls of wardrobes in the days before wire coat hangers were invented.
Here\'s a project that looks like a complicated puzzle, but it\'s really all about basic precision. It\'s made from just six identical little hardwood squares, all of them drilled and edge-mitered to fit together perfectly and then cut at the corners to make the final shape...