Plywood Reindeer
By Poppy Mosbacher. Posted
This article was originally published as part of HackSpace magazine, which has since been incorporated into Raspberry Pi Official Magazine.
If you’re looking to add some festive animals to your front garden, here’s a cleverly designed project to make a reindeer.
It took about 2 weeks for Shrinkdifferent to perfect the design. They first made miniature versions using a 3D printer, to test the connections, before making the reindeer out of wood.
The pieces slot together like a puzzle, with no need to use glue. This means it’s also easy to disassemble and can be stored flat, ready for next year.
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Instructions to make the reindeer are available at www.instructables.com/id/Plywood-Reindeer/
If you’d like to make a miniature version, the 3D printable plans are available here and there’s also a design for a mini sleigh.

Poppy is a maker and writer. She loves getting tech into the hands of people who do traditional crafts. She is helping set up a makerspace in Devon and was a director of BuildBrighton makerspace.
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