Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Gourd Scraps as Gears

Upon reflection, it seemed appropriate to stay with gourds for the gears of this automaton since the chickens were gourds. Pieces of gourd scraps became two of the gears and one spinner gourd become the third one. The head of a miniature bottleneck gourd was used as the catch for the left side of the crank. The catch keeps the crank shaft from shifting out of position.


At this point, a crank handle is needed and a title. Automatons have a name, usually affixed to the front...a clever twist of words that can be a pun or ironic. That will take some thinking! When I figure something out, I will probably woodburn the words onto a blonde piece of gourd and attach it to the front like a trophy plate.

What title? The Three Amigos? Shakin' a Leg in the Barnyard? The Sky is Falling?


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