This is a simple cutout with a hole for hanging as a necklace or tree ornament.

Tools: Band Saw or Scroll saw, Sanders – disc and belt – and Drill Press.

Sand paper or emery boards.

Make pattern from print of Jackolantern by gluing to a piece of cardboard.

Tape 4 to 6 layers of 1/8" to 3/16" plywood together and attach pattern on top. Drill 1/8" hole for hanging and cut pattern and wood to shape using saw. Note: cutting four to six pieces at a time makes for smoother edges and speeds up production.

On next set of parts draw around pattern on wood surface and mark hole center.

Drill 1/8" hole.

Saw Shape. Smooth shape with disc sander.

Sand front and back surfaces with a belt sander to smooth and sand edges to remove roughness.

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