1. Copy pattern onto your wood.
2. Drill eight 1/2” holes, and one 1/8” hole
in the specified locations.
3. Cut out bear shape using a coping saw or a
scroll saw.
4. Sand smooth, rounding off any sharp edges.
Paint & stain if desired.
5. Thread nylon rope through the 1/8” hole from
the back and tie a knot in the front.
6. Glue and clamp a dowel cap over the knot.
7. Carefully drill a 1/8” hole length wise into
your 3/8” dowel.
8. Glue the end of the nylon rope into
the 1/8” hole of the dowel and wedge a small splinter of wood into the
hole along with the rope to keep the rope from coming out.
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To prevent strangulation, be sure to keep the rope no longer then 6
inches.