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Recipe:

1. Download the model and the making instructions from www.flying-pig.co.uk/
pdf/sheep.pdf.

2. Print the templates. The first three pages of the nine-page PDF are
instructions. The last six are front and back versions of three templates for the
sheep. If you can’t print double-sided, you’ll need to manually feed these into
your printer in the correct orientation. Don’t worry about perfect alignment.

3. Use scissors or a hobby knife to cut out all the drawings.

4. Score all the lines you will fold on by gently running the knife over the dashed
lines. A metal ruler helps here to keep your scores straight.

5. Fold along all the dashed lines.

6. Follow the instructions on where to glue what. Have some patience between
the gluing steps to make sure your sheep stays together.

7. Tape the penny inside where indicated.

8. Ask the sheep a yes or no question. Crank the handle and wait for an answer.

References

1. U.S. Bureau of Naval Personnel, Basic Machines and How They Work (New
York: Dover Publications, 1971).
2. Aidan Lawrence Onn and Gary Alexander, Cabaret Mechanical Movement:
Understanding Movement and Making Automata (London: G&B Litho Limited,
1998).
3. Rodney Peppé, Automata and Mechanical Toys (Marlborough, Wiltshire:
Crowood Press, 2002).