MATERIALS

two 20 mm x 50 mm x 600 mm oak boards one 6 mm x 50 mm x 300 mm oak board one 12,5 mm oak dowel one unused 5-litre paint can, handle removed four 6-20 x 30 mm round-head bolts and nuts two 6 mm x 40 mm washers one 15 mm x 10 mm x 12,5 mm nylon spacer one 20 mm inside-diameter food-grade rubber grommet two #10-24 x 50 mm hanger bolts two #10-24 wing nuts one decorative dresser knob 225 g Lavazza coffee can and lid non-toxic waterproof wood glue butcher-block oil

Spacer Wing nut A B C D E F G H I J

14 mm from its end. Bore a 12,5 mm hole on the mark. Also drill the hole for the bolt that mounts the dresser knob (A). Its diameter depends on what you buy. You should position the hole so its centre is about 12 mm from the end of the crank arm. Bolt the knob to the arm.

Lastly, bore the dowel-rod hole centred in part H. 5/ Glue the dowel in the crank arm, and glue together the mixing paddle (parts H, I, and J). Slide the nylon spacer on to the dowel and slip the dowel through the crank support (parts D and E glued together), but do not glue it.

Cut a slightly oversize hole in the centre of the coffee-can lid (G), then slip the grommet (F) and then the lid over the end of the dowel rod. Note: do not glue the paddle to the dowel rod just yet. You need to dry fit the paddle on the dowel to see if it turns freely in the coffee can. 6/ Take one of the wood blocks that will become part K and mark its hole positions. It will become the template to drill the holes in both parts. Centred on the block’s width, use the awl to mark both hole positions, 50 mm from each of the block’s ends. Clamp the two partK blocks together and drill a 24 mm hole through both blocks at one end; at the other end drill a 6 mm hole.

Use a sharp pencil and a straight edge to mark the diagonals on the end grain

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