Stand the reindeer up and adjust the legs so each foot is level, then add a couple more nails to each leg.Īttach the 2 ears to the head. To do this, I put the legs about where they should go and put 1 brad nail in each leg near the top. Now the trick to this reindeer is that you want to have all of the feet flat so it will stand nicely. I would say let it dry, but it was so cold in my garage that the stain is really just kind of frozen onto the wood 🙂 Hopefully it dries by the time the reindeer is put away after the holidays.Īfter the stain ‘dried’ I roughed up the edges with sandpaper.Īttach the head, antler and tail to the body with wood glue and 1 1/4″ pocket hole screws. The rest of the deer is stained with classic gray, followed by jacobean. The antler was stained with antique white and after the white soaked in, I lightly brushed it with my stain soaked rag from the deer body. I stained the reindeer pieces before assembling it together. (There are other ways, but this is quick and easy.) I drilled 2 holes for 3/4″ material in the head and tail pieces and 1 hole in the antler. To attach the head, antler and tail, I decided to use my pocket hole jig. I used a band saw, but use whatever you’re most comfortable with. Use a band saw, scroll saw or jigsaw to cut out the reindeer pieces from the board. Cut out the pattern pieces and trace them onto the 1″x8″ board (trace 2 ears). When printing make sure your printer settings are on 100%, not ‘fit to page’. stain or paint (I used Rustoleum antique white, Minwax Classic Gray, Minwax Jacobean)ĭownload and print the DIY Wood Reindeer Pattern with reference.Click here to read my full disclosure policy. This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience.

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