Differnt Ways of Creating the Gears and Movement

It has become obvious that carving the gears from one piece of wood cannot achieve the precision that this project demands. Researching the history of gears and how the gears were created has shed light on different possibilities. Rather than cutting one gear out of one piece of wood the gear itself can be broken down into more manageable smaller parts. This avoids the need to cut curves and maneuvering the blade in awkwardly. Once the smaller parts have been cut it is a matter of puzzling them together, this creates a pie effect. The gears do not need to be carved, rather they can be built by a circular piece with spokes jutting out on top or on the sides.