Creative Woodworks & crafts 2001-04, страница 46

by Marilyn Carmin of Heartland Creations

Creative Woodworks & Crafts

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Wood: pine—one piece 3/4" x 9" x 10" (for the orcas); oak plywood—one piece 1/4" x 16" x 22" (for the compass) Tools: scroll saw with No. 2 blades (22 tpi); drill with No. 58 bit; Dremel Moto-Tooi with sanding bits

Temporary-bond spray adhesive Sandpaper, assorted grits Paintbrush

Acrylic paints in black, turquoise,

and white Wood giue

Clear spray finish of choice

■■■BZ^H^^HBIlpV Using the sanding bits on the Moto-tool, shape and B Jpj| contour the orcas. Start by rounding the outside edges

■Hp^ S- of the whole piece, then round the whale bodies (con-% '-ijllllJHPPII^ touring into the fins) and shape the curl of the waves.

Hi x> ^ ! For depth, sand down any spot that should be behind

''i ^ "^vV; JL ytf JN the surrounding areas. Finish sanding with a finer

" sandpaper.

JP^ Iflfil Paint the segmentation pieces

* . *'•■ Make a wash of approximately one part paint to ten

parts water for each of the three paints. When applied M f to the wood, this mixture acts similar to a stain. The

, ' . wash does not cover the wood but rather "dyes" it,

ailowing the grain to show through. Note: test the wash | on scrap wood prior to painting the actual piece.

• ^ ;> Paint the wood pieces as indicated on the pattern,

painting only the tops and visible edges. Allow to dry INSTRUCTIONS thoroughly. Glue the orca design together and spray

I have been asked recently by several people to design with several layers of clear finish, an orca project. An orca, or killer whale, is a mammal in .'.'■■ which coloration is very important to the overall design.. Make the compass

Because of this, I decided to try something different. Adhere the compass pattern to the oak plywood using I hope you enjoy this segmentation design. spray adhesive. Drill for all interior cuts, then cut and

sand as needed.

Cut the segmentation pieces

Adhere the orca pattern to the wood using spray Finishing touches

adhesive. Drill for the inside cut (on the lower whale) at Glue the orcas to the face of the compass as indicated the "X" indicated on the pattern and cut all of the pieces on the pattern and allow to dry. Finally, spray entire following the fines. project with several layers of clear finish. ||