Creative Woodworks & crafts 2000-08, страница 50

Creative Woodworks & Crafts

SUPPLIES

Wood: bird's eye maple*—one piece 3/16" x 2" x 2" (for the tie backer); scrap wood of choice—one piece 1/2" x 1" x 1" (for the sanding handle); plywood— one piece 1/8" x 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" (for the sawing handle) Tools: scroll saw with No. 2/0 Flying Dutchman "Polar" blades**; belt sander with 150 grit belt; drill with 1/16"-Dia. bit

1/4" thick x 1-1/2"-Dia. disk of water buffalo horn***

Bolo cord***

Bolo clip***

Bolo tips***

Rubber cement

Double sided tape***

Clear packing tape

5-minute epoxy***

Delta gloss spray varnish****

Delta matte spray varnish****

*Available from D&D Woodcrafts, call (888) 751-1400 **Contact Mike's Workshop at (605) 582-6732 for more information.

***Available from Treeline, call toll free at (800) 598-2743 for a catalog.

****Call Delta Technical Coatings at (800) 423-4135 for a dealer near you, or for mail order sources.

INSTRUCTIONS

A word from the designer

If you're dressing up to go out, but don't want to be "choked" by a conventional necktie, then make this one. It's comfortable to wear, easy to make, and being made out of water buffalo horn, it's a natural conversation piece.

Prepare the water buffalo horn

Use double sided tape to attach a small block of wood, which will serve as a handle, to the face side of the horn. Use the belt sander with 150 grit or finer abrasive to sand the back of the horn (see Fig. 1), sanding to flatten the back as well as to roughen the surface to provide a good glue bond (see Fig. 2).

Saw the pieces

Remove the block of wood and attach the horn to a piece of 1/8" thick plywood with double sided tape. This piece will also be used as a handle. Wrap clear packing tape around the horn and plywood. Apply rubber cement to the pattern and center it on the horn disk. Bore blade entry holes in the waste areas (see Fig. 3).

If you have a variable speed scroll saw, set the speed in the lower half of the range. On my RBI Hawk Ultra 226, I set the speed on number 4. I used a No. 2/0 Flying Dutchman "Polar' scroll saw blade to cut the horn. This extra hard blade, designed just for this purpose, worked great.

After cutting, carefully remove the horn from the plywood. Position it on a nicely figured, contrasting piece of 3/16" thick wood and trace its outline (see Fig. 4).

Tilt your saw table 15 degrees to the left and saw out the tie backer, cutting on the inside of the line and in the direction indicated by the arrows (see Fig. 5). Spray several light coats of matte finish to seal the wood. Spray several coats of gloss finish on the horn cutout.

Assembly

Glue the tie backer to the horn cutout with 5-minute epoxy. Try to avoid any glue squeeze-out. Next, epoxy the bolo clip to the rear of the tie backer with the wide end toward the top. Note: before gluing the bolo clip, be sure the silhouette will be positioned correctly when the tie is worn.

Thread the ends of the cord through the top of the clip by depressing the center of the clip. When the cord is in place, epoxy the bolo tips to the ends of the cord.

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Attach a wooden block for a handle and sand the back of the water buffalo horn on the belt sander.