Get two pieces of thin wood ¹⁄₄ inch thick, 3¹⁄₂ inches wide and 6 inches long; draw the outline of a goose’s body on one of them, as shown at [A in Fig. 103], and then fasten them together with a couple of brads. Saw them out and drill a ¹⁄₁₆ inch hole through them in the center of the circle which is the wheel; also drill, or bore, three ¹⁄₄ inch holes at the points near the edge of the body as shown by the larger circles.
On a board ¹⁄₄ inch thick, 2³⁄₈ inches wide and 5¹⁄₄ inches long draw out the head and the neck of a goose, as shown at [B], saw it out and drill a ¹⁄₁₆ inch hole near the end of its neck. Now paint the bird’s body and the anterior part of its anatomy—by which I mean its head and neck. Saw out two wooden wheels 2 inches in diameter and drill a ¹⁄₁₆ hole in the center of each one.
Cut off a piece of iron wire ¹⁄₁₆ inch thick, slip it through the hole in the goose’s neck and bend the wire on both sides of it to form a crankshaft as shown at [C]. The next move is to put each end of the wire through the small hole in the body, then force a wheel on each end of the wire tight and bend up what is left of the latter.
Fig. 103c. goosie, goosie gander, where shall i wander
Make three pins of wood ¹⁄₄ inch in diameter and ⁷⁄₈ inch long; smear some glue on the ends and drive them gently through the holes; these pins will keep the boards which form the body the right distance apart and the pins in front also act as a guide for the goose’s head. When finished it will look like [C]. Now when a string is tied to the front part of the goose’s body and your little sister (or you) pulls it over the floor, the goose will run its head to and fro and forth and back in a most real and life-like fashion.
How to Make a Dancing Sambo.
—Here is a chance for you to get in your fine work with your scroll saw and to do a bit of wood carving at the same time if you want to.
Fig. 104a. the dancing sambo