I plan to make my wife a nutcracker for Christmas. I found these plans online. However, instead of painting the piece, I want to turn the major parts out of different kinds of wood. So.. the hat one type, the head another, the torso another, etc. They turned theirs from one solid blank, but I would need to glue mine together... my question is: What would be the best way to glue up my blank? I think I know, but I wanted to hear from the experts. Thanks!