Wood Shim Starburst Mirror

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  Step 1

  Glue your wood shims together with any old wood glue. I used this ruler to make sure my 'rays' were all the same distance from each other.

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  Step 2

  Repeat and repeat and repeat until you have enough to complete a full circle.

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  Step 3

  Once you have enough to fit together into a fill circle, arrange them on a remeasured template to assure yourself that they are perfectly circular. Glue the rays together. It's a good idea to place something heavy on your sunburst so that it is laying perfectly flat as well.

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  Step 4

  I found this round mirror at a local home store, but most craft stores also carry circular mirror. Glue this on top of your sunburst being careful to make the perfect center.

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  Step 5

  I place newspaper over the mirror and gave it a few light coats of gold metallic spray paint, but any color you'd like will work at this point.

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  Step 6

  To hang, I glued a thin sheet of plywood to the back and screwed in some D-rings for a picture wire. It's moderately heavy so hang accordingly.

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Timberwolf Blades 2nd September 2015

This is such a great idea! I think I'll just put a mirror in mine without the clock. A picture might look great too.

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