The Rocking Rooster is safe as well as interesting.
Be sure and bore this hole perfectly straight.
The handle is made 6" long and 3/4" in diameter, shaping it as shown in the front view. If this cannot be turned on a lathe, the handle may be made from a 6" piece of 3/4" dowel, rounding the ends slightly with a file.
Holes are now bored for the 1-1/2" No. 8 flat-head screws which hold the rockers and head to the top. The locations of these holes are clearly shown in the drawing. Countersink the holes on the side from which the screws enter.
The little separating block, which goes between the rockers, is made 7/8" × 1" × 2-1/2", and is held in place with glue.
Sand all pieces thoroughly.
Plate 51.