Creative Woodworks & crafts 2001-04, страница 32

Make the base

Cut the base to size and bore mounting holes as indicated on the drawing. Countersink the holes on the bottom so that the screws are slightly below the surface. Rout the edges with a 3/8" roundover bit and sand smooth. Apply several coats of Delta Satin Interior Spray Varnish. Sand lightly with 400 grit abrasive before applying the last coat.

Attach the pen funnel and screw the puppy to the base.

priate thickness to the pieces marked with a (+).

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straight edge, as shown in Fig. 20. I used 5-minute epoxy for this because of its gap filling properties.

Place a 1/4" shim under the tongue and edge glue the tongue to the muzzle (see Fig. 21). When dry, remove the shim. Glue the eye in place.

Line up the bottom of the puppy on the straight edge of a piece of 1/8" thick Baltic birch plywood and trace its outline with a pencil. Cut the backer at a 15 degree angle toward the back side. Paint the edges as well as the visible section on the left side Black, as shown in Fig. 22. Finish the backer and glue it in place, lining it up with the bottom of the puppy (see Fig. 23).

Afterthoughts

After I complete a project, I always come up with an "I should've done it this way" idea. On this one, in addition to the chewed up baton, I should have used a small nail to create little puppy tooth marks in the visor and the rotary carving tool to tatter an edge or two on top of the hat to show that this little guy means business. Never hesitate to add embellishments to a project; you can make it better.

with a (-) as indicated.

meets the previously lowered body piece.

deep in the center of the eye as a reference mark for boring the 5/&"-Pia. hole for the glass eye later.

of the tail about 1/4" lower than the body and curved as shown.

piece first, then mark its profile on the adjoining piece or pieces.

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10 degrees left, cut the visor. the side of the hat and cut the cut pieces onto the edge of the hat top,

two pieces. extend the profile 1/2" back from the

front toward the left and right ends of the top and resaw to contour.

. . .. Use a sanding drum to contour the pieces.

shaped, use the 5/S"-Dia. Forstner bit to bore a hole approximately 1/8" deep for the glass eye. The previously drilled 1/16"-Dla. hole should be used as a center point.

degree angle toward the back.