Create a scientific and stylish oscillating woodpecker

Last month Joel Henriques presented his modern owl mobile. Now he's back sharing and carrying on the bird theme with a stylish twist to the oscillating woodpecker toy on his site Made By Joel. Fun and easy to make he's provided a video of the bird in action, a printable template and link to the physics behind the fun.

Joel:

Artist Hazel Terry recently told me about Science Toy Maker, which is a site run by a brilliant technology educator and filled with great toy projects including this oscillating woodpecker. It's such a fun toy! Easy enough for my 3 year old kids to use. Yet, there are some adjustments that can be made, such as how tight or loose you stretch the rubber band, and what angle you hold it, that have an effect on how the bird moves, making it interesting for older kids and adults too.

I thought it would be fun to use one of my collage bird designs for this toy.

Who knew science could be so sassy?