I made this Santa from my karakuri book. I used one of the cams and I added a Santa on it with a candy cane and two presents. When you turn the handle, it moves its arms back and forth to give the present away.
You can see the video here:
This is the book that has patterns for all different cams:
http://www.amazon.com/Karakuri-Make-Mechanical-Paper-Models/dp/0312566697
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