Marionette knee joint Posted by Gui on Sep 24, 2008
Hello everybody,
I took some pictures of the entire process of making a knee joint for my marionette "the clown unicyclist" and I want to share with you all (http://puppetsandstuff.com/community/index.php/topic,2933.msg24830.html#msg24830). Notice that this knee joint is a little bent to prevent the knee to bend foward and stops the unicycle (the original project I used leather on the joints and I had technical problems). My big advise when you decide to go for a marionette is: you should draw a sketch of the marionette in its desired size. This will helps in the whole process, even on making the paper models that will be used to make the draws in the wood (Pic1, 2 and 3). Choose a wood that is nice to carve and easy to cut. You will need something like a carving knife and a small gouge. Now cut the woods to make the leg parts and draw lines that will guide you carving the joint tongue (pics 4,5, 6 and 7). You want to end up with a knee joint like in Pic 8. Carving can be time consuming, but the results are just what a marionette needs. I've tried many types of joints and I personally thinks that this joints respond much better in many situations. However, there are marionettes that do a good job with a leather or screweyes joints. It all depends on what you want from the marionette.
* sorry about my terrible english. I hope the pics are self-explanatory and I hope you guys get it.
I took some pictures of the entire process of making a knee joint for my marionette "the clown unicyclist" and I want to share with you all (http://puppetsandstuff.com/community/index.php/topic,2933.msg24830.html#msg24830). Notice that this knee joint is a little bent to prevent the knee to bend foward and stops the unicycle (the original project I used leather on the joints and I had technical problems). My big advise when you decide to go for a marionette is: you should draw a sketch of the marionette in its desired size. This will helps in the whole process, even on making the paper models that will be used to make the draws in the wood (Pic1, 2 and 3). Choose a wood that is nice to carve and easy to cut. You will need something like a carving knife and a small gouge. Now cut the woods to make the leg parts and draw lines that will guide you carving the joint tongue (pics 4,5, 6 and 7). You want to end up with a knee joint like in Pic 8. Carving can be time consuming, but the results are just what a marionette needs. I've tried many types of joints and I personally thinks that this joints respond much better in many situations. However, there are marionettes that do a good job with a leather or screweyes joints. It all depends on what you want from the marionette.
* sorry about my terrible english. I hope the pics are self-explanatory and I hope you guys get it.
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