How would you make a barn star?

[stuckinthemud]

Perhaps a whittle sketch will help.

Cut out 5 of these.


Chamfer from centre to tip

Chamfer from centreline to edge and assemble

 

[stuckinthemud]

Hope that helps

 

[Cabinetman]

That was really nice of you to spend the time doing that.
Ian

 

[Trainee N]

 

[stuckinthemud]

Really enjoyed that vid, thank you for posting. But, as my manager once said to me it has a way of making a really simple job really complicated.

Draw a pattern, make a template and trace the outline….but I am only a woodcarver and I guess there’s not much content in my way…

 

[Jacob]

I'd do it the old fashioned way with a rod. No calculating involved.
Draw it up on a board.
Make the 5 points as @niall Y suggested- solid or joined boards. Angles not critical as long as they are identical.
Lay them on the rod and take off marks for the vertical cuts where the arms join. Cut along the lines.
You could make the points first by eye, then draw them on the rod for the vertical cuts etc