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1. Copy the bear shape to fit and fix it to the board with spray adhesive.
2. Cut around the outside with a scroll saw or with a coping saw. One of the advantages of a scroll saw is that it gives a superb finish that usually requires very little extra finishing. Try to keep the piece moving steadily with as few jerks as possible, and don't panic if you wander off the line. Your mistakes are unlikely to be noticeable later once the pattern has been removed.
The base (B) and upright (C) are made from 1 x 6 inch nominal boards, dressed to 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches. Cut the pieces to length and clean up the ends with a block plane to make sure they are square. It is particularly important that the end of the base that joins the upright is square for the joint to work.
3. Mark up and drill three holes in the end of the base for dowels, using an appropriate bit. Check the fit of the bit and the dowel in waste end grain and long grain first.
Using three pointed dowel-markers, transfer the position of the dowels from one piece to the other. Drill the holes, using a depth stop.
Glue the dowels and knock the joint together, having first drilled pilot holes for screws in the base. Once dry, clean up the joint, paying particular attention to the underside where the end grain of the upright is unlikely to be entirely flush with the bottom of the base. Use a block plane to clean up the joint.
4. Sand and finish, rounding over any edges and corners. Then screw the bear in place.
5. Paint the surface of the wood with high-gloss paint and add any final decorations to complete the bear.
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