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wonderful expressive face, love him 
wow, he's gorgeous
Hello again,
I have looked in one of my bear books, they say the joints are put in place before the bear is stuffed because they are pushed together so both sides must be on a firm base to get a tight fit. joints can be tightened placing a safety joint punch onto the stem, over the metal or plastic washer and tapping the joint firmly with a hammer as far down the stem as possible.
So It looks like there is a special safety joint tool needed. Although the joints you have may be a more modern version? Lock nut and bolt joints are very easy to use but you need a tightening tool for these too. There are good bear making supply sites on-line, I'm not sure I'm allowed to mention them on here but if you type - bear making supplies into google you will see them, they stock all the tools and more.
Good luck and cant wait to see your finished bear x 
Hi , well done you making bears at 12, thats really brilliant. I can't help with the safety joints as I have never used them, I usually use nut and bolt joints, but I'm sure some of the teddy artists on this site will help. Also there is the library here if you click on the 'joints' link there will be some info there, looking forward to seeing your finished bear
He is outstanding, absolutely beautiful
