Creative Woodworks & crafts 1997-08, страница 50

Fig. 4. Making grooves --along the stems of the ^: leaves with the No. 11-

3mm veiner. SiSis

and petals..--.^ ____:

The flower pattern shown as an applique

No. 7-1 Omm gouge to round off the corners of each petal on either side of the V cuts.

Using the No. 5-12mm gouge, make stop cuts from the button to the V separation between the leaves. Use the same tool to lower the petal on the outside of each stop cut. Note: in order to add visual interest to this pattern, two petals overlap their neighboring petals on one side, one petal overlaps its neighboring petals on both sides, with the remaining petal overlapped by both neighboring petals.

The petals are shaped with the No. 7-10mm gouge to make concave channels near the outside edges of each petal (see Fig. 3). The No. 3-4mm gouge, used upside-down, forms convex areas that blend into the concave forms. Finally, a concave cut on the top of each leaf, made with the No. 7-1 Omm gouge, finishes off the petal shape.

Draw guide lines to indicate the leaf stems and use the No. 11-3mm veiner to make grooves alongside the stems (see Fig. 4). Use the No. 3-4mm gouge to lower the wood on either side of the stems so that they rise above the leaves. Next, make V cuts in the leaves as indicated by the pattern, and use the No. 5-12mm gouge to trim the leaf edges.

Use the No. 11-3mm veiner to cut a decorative pattern of veins on the leaves and on the flower petals (see Fig. 5). If you wish, you can now saw away the background wood and use the flower as an applique.

Your flower is completed. Practice carving this pattern with bold, efficient cuts. Soon you will be making floral carvings with clean, sharp lines that add a special touch to your wood projects. ^

Fig. 5. The No. 11-3mm veiner was used to make the decorative patterns on the leaves and petals,