Weekend Project | Wooden Easter Basket

Home Ideas Magazine - April 2019

APRIL 2019 WEEKEND PROJECT

Wooden Easter Basket

Contributed by: Annette Amdahl

Time: 2 hours

Cost: $20

Difficulty: Medium

Materials:

Boards:

3 @ 1” x 8” x 36”

1 @ 1” x 8” x 12”

1 @ 1” x 8” x 20”

1 @ 1” x 2” x 34.5”

Wood glue

Wood stain (Dark Walnut)

Polyurethane

1.5” brad nails

Cotton balls

Tools:

Miter saw

Scroll saw (or jig saw)

Sanding block

Paintbrushes

Stain rags

Brad nailer

Pen/pencil

Tape measure

Hot glue

Cut boards to size

Using the cut list supplied, cut all six wood pieces to size (see image 1). On the 20” long board, draw a bunny head and ears outline similar to that shown in image 2. On the 12” long piece, draw a similar shape of the bunny head without the ears so you have more of a half-oval shape (this will be the back end of the bunny basket). To cut these two pie