Proxxon DB 250 Microlathe - turning nutcracker legs
Channel: James Kautz
Date: 20/12/2017

My family has a tradition of painting little nutcracker figurines every Christmas. We used to get them at the local dollar store, but they stopped selling them - so I started making my own. 

This year, after turning 8 different nutcracker bodies, 8 pairs of arms, and 7 pairs of legs, I thought to myself, "Self, why not capture the final pair of legs on video and share it with the world so they can see the Proxxon DB 250 Microlathe in action?"

So for your viewing pleasure, hobbyist woodworker, I submit this video.

Oh, and if you're wondering why the nutcracker bodies are different wood, it's because we gathered some branches in the wilderness while on vacation last year for this purpose, and I used that for the bodies. The arms & legs I made from simple poplar dowels just to keep things easy.