- Cut out bottom disk, lower rim sections (2) and lower rim connectors (4). Before cutting the teeth in the rim sections, give the paper a curl by drawing it over the sharp edge of a desk or table top. Use a hobby knife to cut out the four rectangles in the disk. Drill a hole in the center of the disk, as indicated, large enough for dowel to fit through snugly.
- Place the two rim sections face down on your work surface with ends adjacent. Join by gluing a connector over the ends, matching the teeth on the connector with the teeth on the rims. Be sure that no gap is left between the rim sections. Note that the connector does not extend all the way to the straight edge of the rim, thus forming a shelf for the bottom disk to rest on.
- Join the remaining ends of the rim sections in the same way to form a circular rim. Glue the last two connectors midway between the two already in place. This will provide additional support for the disk. Form the completed rim into as nearly perfect a circle as possible.
- Place the bottom disk face down on your work surface. Install the rim around the disk with the teeth pointing upward. The disk should rest on the top of the connectors and be flush with the upper edge of the rim. The disk should fit snugly into the rim; if the disk is too large, trim away a very small amount all around the edges of the disk. Trimming away a small amount will result in a large change in the size of the disk, so be careful not to trim too much. If the disk is too small, resulting in a loose fit, disassemble one of the rim joints, trim the ends and glue together again by applying a line of glue around the circumference of the disk where it meets the rim on the inside of the assembly. Set aside to dry
- Cut out center column
- Score and bend on dotted line. Fold to form a six-sided column and glue tab in place
- cut out column stiffener. Drill a hole in the center large enough for a dowel to pass through and rotate freely. Score and bend on dotted lines. Glue the stiffener in place flush with the edges at one end of the column as shown. This will be the upper end of the column.
- Glue the lower end of the column to the bottom disk, positioning it over the hexagon printed on the disk. For added strength, apply a line of glue around the bottom of the column where it meets the disk. Set aside to dry
- Cut out the top disk, the upper rim sections (2), and the upper rim connectors (4). Before cutting out the scallops in the rim sections, give the paper a curl by drawing it over the sharp edge of a desk or table top. Use a hobby knife to cut out the four rectangles on the disk. Drill a hole in the center of the disk large enough for a dowel to fit through snugly
- Use rim connectors to join the upper rim sections just as you did the lower rim sections. One edge of the rim connectors should be flush with the straight edge of the rim. Place the two additional rim connectors midway between the connectors which are glued over the joints.
- Install the top disk in the rim, allowing the disk to rest on the top edge of the connectors. Again, if the disk is too large, trim away a very small amount all around the eges of the disk. If the disk is too small, disassembleone of the rim joints, trim the ends and glue together again. Glue disk and rim together by applying a line of glue around the circumference of the disk where it meets the rim on the inside of the assembly. Set aside to dry
- Glue the top disk to the center column, using a dowel to keep the holes aligned. Make sure that the slots in the top disk are directly above the slots in the bottom disk.
- Cut out the four center ornament sections
- Glue matching pairs together, back to back. Cut out the slots in each glued-together sectoin using a hobby knife. Fit the sections together as shown.
- Cut a piece of dowelling 6 inches long. Slide the ornament onto one end og the dowelling and glue in place. Insert the dowel through the carousel assembly, pushing it down so that the bottom of the ornament rests on the top of the top disk. Glue dowel to top and bottom of the assembly with super glue
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