Geronimo came about as a result of a brief for a competition for - A Fun Item

I started with a large pile of sticks - Yew, Mahogony, Maple & Paduk


Glued them into a block, trued the bottom, drilled a central hole for mounting


Once the arms and legs were turned, I carved sockets in the body then attached the arms and legs with bungee cord and dowel plugs


I modified a Routerlathe to create the spiral pole in Cherry - see tools for details


I attached his head and made a spring loaded nose to engage in the pole spiral


Pull, lift, engage, release, and away he goes


Then sit down for a well earned rest


And back in his tent for the night