Things You'll Need

Step 1:

Place 3 strips of balsa wood together so they form a "U" shape. The left and right side should be 12-inches long and the bottom piece 6-inches long. Cut 2 strips of balsa wood into 6-inch sections. Cut 2 more strips into 5-inch long sections and 1 more section that is 3-inches long. Hot glue the 12-inch sections to the 6-inch bottom section. Glue these so that the 12-inch sections are tilted slightly diagonally towards each other. Add the 6 inch sections in an "X" shape near the base of the shape. Add another "X" shape for support in just above this using the 5-inch sections. Add the 3-inch long section horizontally. Repeat this 5 times to create all the sections you will need for the wooden windmill.

Step 2:

Drill 1-inch diameter hole into the wooden dome. Drill this three-quarters of the way into the dome. Drill 1-inch diameter holes onto 5 sides of the wooden cube. Drill these 1/4th of an inch into the cube.

Step 3:

Cut two of the dowel rods in half so that they are 6-inches long. Place a drop of hot glue on one end of the dowels. Stick the dowels into the four of the cube sides. Cut another dowel into a 4-inch section. Glue and stick this into the center hole of the cube and place the 4-inch section into the dome without using an glue so that the blades can spin.

Step 4:

Cut four rectangular shapes 5-inches long and 2-inches wide out the sheet of balsa wood. Make the bottom side of this rectangle come to an angle like the blade of a knife. Hot glue the sides of these shapes to the right sides of the dowels.

Step 5:

Hot glue the base sections together to form a hexagon shape. Let this dry and then place a drop of hot glue on the tip of each dowel stick and place the dome on top of the hexagon base.