Creative Woodworks & crafts 1999-10, страница 48

Patterns

Located in Full Size Pattern Section No. 2!

RowLing WOLF

by Robert J. Hlavacek, Sr. of Wildlife Intarsia Designs

INSTRUCTIONS

A word from the designer

The Howling Wolf was primarily made of soft maple, with light colors cut from sapwood and darker colors from heartwoad. The teeth are aspen, the nose, lip and center of the eye are walnut, and the inside of the mouth is western red cedar. Since colors of wolves vary, you could use just about any type of wood for this project.

Being an intarsia-on-intarsia project, the head is made as a separate unit and overlaid on the neck unit.

Transfer the pattern

Trace the pattern onto tracing paper. This will enable you to see and utilize the wood grain when laying out the project parts (see Figs. 1 & 2),

Cut and fit the pieces

As you cut out each project part, sand its edge smooth using a drill press with the auxiliary table featured in the August 1997 issue of Creative Woodworks & Crafts (see Fig. 3). An oscillating spindle sander would also work here.

Use the sanded edge as a template to trace a new, accurate cut line on the adjoining piece (see Fig. 4).

Cut on the outside edge of the traced line as shown in Fig. 5. Sand the edge to the line so the pieces fit together without gaps. Use masking tape on both sides to hold the cut pieces together tightly. Trace a new, accurate cut line on the adjoining piece as before (see Fig. 6).

Repeat the above steps until all the pieces of the

SUPPLIES

Wood: walnut—one piece 3/4" x 2" x 3" (for the lip, nose, and eye); aspen—one piece 3/4" x 1" x 1" (for the teeth); western red cedar—one piece 3/4" x 1-1/2" x 3-1/2" (for the inside of the mouth); wood of choice—one piece 3/4" x 12" x 36" (approximate dimensions depending on grain and color, for the head and neck); plywood of choice— one piece 3/4" x 8" x 12" (for the backer) Tools: scroll saw with No. 7 reverse tooth blades; drill press with assorted sanding drums and auxiliary table or oscillating spindle sander; finish sander with flutter wheel* Sandpaper, assorted grits (including 320 grit) Carpenter's glue 5-minute epoxy Tracing paper Carbon paper (optional) White transfer paper (optional) Masking tape Wax paper C-clamps

Krylon No. 1311 matte finish spray Sawtooth hanger

*Flutter wheel sheets and arbors are available from The Sanding Catabgue. To order, call (800) 228-0000.

Fig. 1. Transfer the pattern to the wood.

Fig. 2. Use carbon paper on light wood and white transfer paper on dark wood.