Creative Woodworks & crafts 1998-03, страница 24

INSTRUCTIONS

Nice and easy

Although the purist may not consider this to be intarsia, it is a simplified way for beginners to get a feel for contouring pieces to easily create a finished project. It doesn't always have to be complicated to be nice.

f call this "Cut 'n Carve" because the entire project is scroll sawn out of one piece of wood. The fins are then resawn with a band saw to attain the proper thickness. If you don't have a band saw to resaw the fins, you can cut them out of 1/4" to 3/8"-thick stock and fit them to the body. Then just carve and contour all of the pieces.

This project was painted using the Visions AirPainter. This was my first experience using this equipment and I had a lot of fun with it. The kit even comes with a helpful instructional video explaining how easy the AirPainter is to use.

Cut and contour

Glue the pattern to the wood with temporary-bond spray adhesive. Drill a 1/2"-Dia. hole approximately 1/8" deep to accept the 12mm glass eye (see Fig. 1). Since glass eyes can vary slightly in thickness, drill a hole in scrap wood to determine the proper depth.

Cut out the fish, leaving the body intact until the edges have been routed. Mark the location of all fins on the edges of the body for reference (see Fig. 2). With a 3/8"-Dia. roundover bit, rout the edges in two passes to prevent chipping. Next, cut the body apart.

Resaw the fins and tail, approximately in half, on a band saw (see Fig. 3). To safely do this, place a few dabs of hot glue on the front side of the fin and attach it to a short length of 2 x 4 stock. Make sure the wood being resawn makes contact with the saw table.

Use masking tape on the back side and edges of the body to hold the pieces together. Next, sand and contour the assembly with a quarter-sheet finish sander, as shown

Wood: wood of choice—3/4" x 6-3/4" x 11-3/4" (light colored, easy to cut wood such as aspen, basswood, Cottonwood, pine or poplar sapwood are recommended), and six pieces 1/4" x 1/4" x 6" (optional); plywood-1/4" x 6-1/2" x 11" Tools: scroll saw with No. 3 double tooth blades; drill press with 1/2"-Dia. brad point bit; router with 3/8"-Dia. roundover bit; band saw; hot glue gun and glue sticks; sanding drums with 100 grit sleeves; 100 grit flutter wheel; quarter-sheet finish sander Temporary-bond spray adhesive Masking tape Sandpaper, assorted grits 5-minute epoxy Carpenter's glue

One 12mm No. B1B glass fish eye in Flint,

without wire* Six X-acto knife blades (optional) Testors Visions AirPainting System and paints:

Black; Lemon Yellow; White* Translatex II acrylic paints in Gold Glimmer

and Pearl White (optional)** Small paintbrush

Delta Gleams acrylic paint in 14K Gold Wax paper Sawtooth hanger

Krylon No. 1301 Crystal Clear finish

* The Testors Visions AirPainting system is available from Scroller Ltd., 9033 S. Nashville, Oak Lawn, IL 60453, (800) 843-3320. Refill paints available from Alpine Import, 1-800-654-6114 (ext. 321).

**Available from Van Dyke's, P.O. Box 278, Woonsocket, SD 57385, (800) 843-3320.

in Fig. 4. Sand the lower half of the body around | the head area so that the gill cover appears to be raised, referring to Drawing No. 1. Do not over-sand the edges where the fins join the body, as gaps will then develop between the pieces.

Use sanding drums to taper and thin the edges of all fins on both the front and back sides, as shown in Drawing No. 1 and Fig. 10. Next, smooth and contour all of the pieces with a flutter I wheel, as shown in Fig. 5. (See page 21 of the Aug, '97 issue of Creative Woodworks and Crafts \ for more flutter wheel information).

Having a painting Vision

To make an easy task of spray painting the

Designed by Robert J. Hlavacek, Sr.

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