Creative Woodworks & crafts 2001-08, страница 36

by Ivan Whillock

SUPPLIES

Wood : butternut—one piece 1" x 4' x 10" I Toots: band saw or scroti saw; Nos. 3-4mm, 4-i2mm, 5-6mm, 5-30mm, 7-12mm; ; 7-2Qmm, 8-10mm,,and 9-16mm gouges; No. 11-3mm veiner Graphite paper and Stylus; .. Pegboard Clamps

Two 1" wood screws

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INSTRUCTIONS

Introduction

A cluster of flowers makes a good decoration for a variety of projects. Flower forms are also fun to carve because you can accomplish much interest with simple plunge and slice cuts.

Use the flower cluster to decorate another project or hang it on the wall for a unique room accent.

Step 1. Trace the pattern onto the wood. Use a scroll or band saw to cut out the pattern. Mount the cutout onto the pegboard with shallow screws. Clamp the pegboard to your carving bench.

Step 4. Use the No. 7-20mm gouge to make a stop cut around the center flower. Tilt the tool so that you do not undercut the flower. Lower the wood around the flower so that you have a series of steps to the main flower.

Step 2. Begin layering the carving by starting with the lowest element and working up to the highest. The three end leaves are the lowest and the large center flower is the highest. Drop the end leaves about two thirds of the way down into the wood. Take the wood down gradually. You can split the wood with stop cuts that are too deep.

Step 5. Here you have the layering done. Notice the gradual step up from the lowest element to the highest. The center flower is the only element that is the full thickness of the wood.

Step

Move layer by layer from the outside to the center.