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Illustration of how to make a personalized bamboo dragonfly

Illustration of how to make a personalized bamboo dragonfly Illustration of how to make a personalized bamboo dragonfly

Illustration of how to make a personalized bamboo dragonfly

You can often see the bamboo dragonfly in movies. Its shape is T-shaped and looks like a propeller when viewed horizontally.

There is a small hole in it, insert a straight bamboo stick into it, rub it gently with both hands, and the bamboo dragonfly can fly into the sky.

Illustration of how to make a personalized bamboo dragonfly

When the power of soaring becomes weak, it will fall to the ground. What I’m sharing today is also an illustration of how to make a personalized bamboo dragonfly.

Illustration of how to make a personalized bamboo dragonfly

Prepare some materials and tools, mainly including thick-skinned walnuts, larger diameter ones, bamboo slices, wooden sticks, utility knives, and wooden clamps.

Illustration of how to make a personalized bamboo dragonfly

Illustration of how to make a personalized bamboo dragonfly

Illustration of how to make a personalized bamboo dragonfly

Prepare one first The wooden stick is used as a rotating axis.

Illustration of how to make a personalized bamboo dragonfly

Use a utility knife to cut out a concave notch on the top of the rotating shaft.

Illustration of how to make a personalized bamboo dragonfly

Illustration of how to make a personalized bamboo dragonfly

If the height of the walnut is relatively large, the length of the concave control distance from the top needs to be appropriately increased.

Illustration of how to make a personalized bamboo dragonfly

Cut the top into a long strip shape.

Illustration of how to make a personalized bamboo dragonfly

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Illustration of how to make a personalized bamboo dragonfly

Use a utility knife to drill two larger diameter holes on both sides of the walnut.

Illustration of how to make a personalized bamboo dragonfly

Then drill a small hole on one side of the walnut.

Use bamboo pieces to make rotating leaves.


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