| All you need to make a teapot stand is pegs | | | | Allow these clusters to dry overnight. Trying |
| and No Nails Glue. You can varnish your | | | | to make the teapot stand in one go makes it |
| finished teapot stand but you would need to | | | | fiddly and frustrating because you apply |
| use a marine varnish because normal varnish | | | | pressure to make the pegs stick, but the |
| will spoil if on contact with water, with | | | | other pegs slide out of position. More haste, |
| water being an essential ingredient of the | | | | less speed! |
| tea making process. An accident is very | | | | |
| probable. | | | | The following day join the clusters of four |
| | | | peg halves together to form clusters of |
| You will need approximately 23 wooden spring | | | | eight. The following day join the clusters of |
| pegs. You may need a couple more or less | | | | eight to form clusters of sixteen and so on |
| because the peg sizes may vary. | | | | until the peg halves form a star like circle, |
| | | | with a hole in the centre. You may need to |
| First dismantle all the pegs. Remove and | | | | add additional peg halves to achieve this. |
| discard the metal spring, you just need the | | | | |
| two pieces of wood. | | | | Allow the glue to dry completely before you |
| | | | continue. |
| You will notice on the shaped side of the peg | | | | |
| that one end tapers and becomes slim. This is | | | | Use sandpaper to stand the two flat surfaces |
| the area to apply the No Nails Glue from the | | | | to the teapot stand to smooth, clean and |
| tip to the indentation of where the spring | | | | remove any excess glue. Now you can apply a |
| once was. | | | | couple of coats of marine varnish if you |
| | | | choose to. Read the varnish tin for |
| Glue the peg halves together in groups of | | | | directions of how to use the varnish. |
| four so that all the shaped surfaces face the | | | | |
| same way. | | | | An interesting artistic looking teapot stand |
| | | | that would give any teapot that wow factor. |