This first unstained manger I made I tried staining but since I had already glued it the stain couldn’t stain the wood under the glue and it doesn’t look very professional.
Just be sure to stain the manger pieces before gluing the cross triangle pieces in. It only took a few minutes and I think the stain adds to the look. To stain it I simply took a Minwax staining cloth (maple) found here and went over it. This is a picture of the manger stained, and a picture of the manger unstained. The V you will make for this smaller manger won’t use as many sticks and will be much smaller.Īdd support beams for this V shaped structure and glue one in the middle and one on each side (see how the manager V with 3 supports looks in the final shot).I liked having the pieces with the braces facing out, but you can easily face them in.Ħ-STOP HERE and determine if you want to stain the manger or not. Please just use it as a way to get an idea of what I’m taking about, not as an exact. The photo below represents the V support triangles traced from the larger manger. NOTE- I made a manger before this one that was larger. Cut the paper out.ĥ-Take the cut out pattern that you made and trace the shape onto extra sticks lain next to each other and temporally taped. Lay it sideways on a paper and trace the shape. By staggering the measurements on both sides the legs will fit and not hit each other.ģ-Next glue another skinny stick on top of the one leg to strengthen the legs of the manger. Cut the legs down to measure equal lengths I cut them at 3.5 inches long.Ĥ- Next temporarily use masking tape to tape the manger together to form a V. For the other half of the manger measure in and glue 1/2 inch.
Cut each of the finished ends off so that the length of the manger measures 4 inches.Ģ- Then take a glue gun and glue in about 1/4 inch on each side (this is for the one side of the manger) and glue a stick to the line of glue. They are easy to make (children can help), are inexpensive, and don’t take much time (20 minutes or so).ġ- Minwax staining cloth & gloves (optional) I used Maple stainġ- Lay 7 sticks horizontally and tape them with masking tape temporarily. You can hang it on the tree, display one anywhere you want, in a nativity scene, or use it for a larger item like the Tale of Three Trees centerpiece/mantelpiece I did here (tutorial here). Creating a wood manger is a fun yet meaningful craft for Christmas.
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