Wooden Ratchet Noise Maker

Step 2 Attach the gear to the dowel

In order to keep the gear attached to the dowel, I placed a peg through the dowel and slid the gear over it. First, I drilled two holes in the gear. The holes were the same diameter as the peg I would use, and the depth I drilled was also the same as the diameter of the peg. You can see it in the first photograph.

Next, I chiseled the holes into a rectangle so the peg could slide into it. The second picture below shows what I'm talking about. The peg will determine where on the dowel your gear will sit, so measure carefully, than drill a hole the same diameter as your peg, and slide your peg through.

The last picture shows it all assembled. You can glue it together if you want, but when your noisemaker is fully assembled, the gear won't have any room to slide off the pin, so it's not necessary.