Like our Band Sawn Reindeer, this miniature wooden sleigh is designed to be cut out quickly and simply on a band saw. Make eight (or nine) reindeer, add this sleigh, and you have Santa's entire team! And it's small enough to use up some of those special wood scraps you just couldn't bear to throw away. The BAND SAW SLEIGH PROJECT PLAN, along with FULL-SIZE PATTERNS , is available from the Workshop Companion General store at https://workshopcompanionstore.com/products/santas-band-sawn-sleigh . An
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Link to template - https://workshopcompanionstore.com/products/band-sawn-elves-and-santa We’ve shown you how to make band sawn reindeer, how to make band sawn sleighs, and now we’ll show you how to make band sawn elves! This includes one jolly old elf, a band sawn Santa Clause especially designed to sit in our band sawn sleigh. If you’d like to make these as gifts or decoration, the plans a an FULL-SIZE patterns are available from our store at https://workshopcompanionstore.com/products/band-saw
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