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Tin Man
- Total Time Needed:
- Afternoon Or Evening
Keep the birds at bay with this jangly kitchen-gadget scarecrow.
- Materials
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- One 7-foot-long 2- by 3-inch wooden stud
- Two ¾-inch wooden dowels
- 4 large brass hooks
- Twine
- 2 metal spatulas
- 4 sets of metal measuring spoons
- 2 metal saucepans
- Metal coffeepot
- Metal colander
- Wire
- Old pair of jeans, shirt, and suspenders
- Bandana
- Instructions
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First, set one end of the wooden stud 18 inches into the ground. Next, cut the two dowels to measure 3 feet long and 1 foot long, respectively. Screw the brass hooks into the ends of both dowels. -
With twine, securely tie the longer dowel to the stud 10 inches from the top. Hang the spatula 'forearms' from the hooks and use safety pins to attach metal measuring spoon 'fingers' to the spatulas. -
Tie on the shorter dowel 18 inches below the top one. Then loop leg-length pieces of twine around the hooks on the short dowel. -
Now dress the scarecrow in jeans, using suspenders to hang them from the 'shoulder' dowel. Thread the twine through the legs and tie saucepan 'boots' to the ends. Button on a flappy shirt. -
For a head, fit an inverted metal coffeepot atop the stud. You can even drill holes in its side and screw on metal washers for eyes. Tie a bandanna around the 'neck.' -
Cap it all off by using wire to firmly fasten a metal colander hat to the coffeepot handle and then attach measuring spoons for hair.
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