Creative Woodworks & crafts 1998-09, страница 40

Creative Woodworks & Crafts

Ignfe^ INSTRUCTIONS

ililpl^ A few helpful

suggestions

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them I can remove wood quickly in bold strokes. The most convenient hold-down system for a project of this sort is the carver's bench screw (see the sidebar on page 74). If you don't have a carver's stand, simply cut a slot into a piece of scrap 2" x 2" x 18" and secure it to your workbench with a C-clamp (see Fig. 1).

Step 1. Trace the body pattern, found in Full Size Pattern Section No. 2, onto the larger block. Saw the top guide lines first. Starting at the tail, saw one side almost halfway around the body. Stop without breaking the wood away, back the saw blade out and cut the other side, again leaving the wood attached. That way, when you saw the side profile, you will not have removed the drawing or the flat surface on the opposite side of the block. Step 2. Trace the head onto the small block and saw it out in the same manner.

Step 3. Temporarily place the head on the body where it will be positioned at completion. With the marker, make a line around the neck and a line down the center of the body, as shown in Fig. 2. The line around the neck is a reminder to keep that area flat for attaching the head. The line down the center of the back is an aid in balancing the cuts, one side to the other.

Step 4. Next, round off the corner of the body block. Round the top of the block to the center line. Leave a flat

Wood: butternut— 2" x 3" x 6" (for the body); 2" x

2-1/2" x 1" {for the head) Tools: band saw or scroll saw; drill with 1/4"-Dia. bit Carving tools*: No. 1-16mm chisel; No. 3-16mm gouge; No. 7-6mm gouge; No. 41-12mm V-tool; carver's bench screw Transfer paper Marker

1/4"-Dia. doweling Finish of choice

*For a carving tool catalog which includes carver's screws of all kinds, contact: Ivan Whillock Carving Studio, 122 NE First Ave., Faribault, MN 55021. (800) 882-9379 (9-5 CST). Ivan will also be teaching seminars at The ULTIMATE V\!oodcrafting Festival, August 21-23, 1998.