Each year I make ornaments and donate them to the local Lions club to sell I have already started for this year.
The spindle on the left is what I start with. It is ten inches long. (I bought three hundred fifty of them for ten dollars) I turn them into rough shapes using some of the original spindle's lines. sand them and then separate them using a narrow kerf hand saw into individual pieces and finish sanding. They are then ready for finishing/painting, etc. For the rough fish shape, I use a belt sander to flatten the tail. The rough individual pieces on the right are close to being ready for paint/finish, etc.
The spindle on the left is what I start with. It is ten inches long. (I bought three hundred fifty of them for ten dollars) I turn them into rough shapes using some of the original spindle's lines. sand them and then separate them using a narrow kerf hand saw into individual pieces and finish sanding. They are then ready for finishing/painting, etc. For the rough fish shape, I use a belt sander to flatten the tail. The rough individual pieces on the right are close to being ready for paint/finish, etc.