Creative Woodworks & crafts 2001-11, страница 18

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Make the wolf

Stepl. Select your stock. As you can see, this piece of wood has some characteristics normally considered defects. However, it has a center grain run that works quite nicely for the nose and eye, and imparts the appearance of depth without the need for carving or oeveled cutting.

Step 5. Cut the detail using a blade you are comfortable with which allows for fine detail. Because this board is 1-1/8" thick, we used a Steebar PTT No. 2 for the 1/16" holes and a Woodrunner No. 5R for the srraller ones; however, any blade with a wide tooth configuration would work.

Step 2. Prepare the surface for sawing. In times past, woodworkers used a series of hand planes to work up a surface on rough sawn lumber, but the method pictured here is a heck of a lot easier on the arthritis. Fortunately, this board was sawn on our Wood-Mizer portable saw mill which leaves a much smoother surface than larger commercial mills, and therefore requires less time and effort to surface.

Step 7. Allow the mineral spirits to completely dry before continuing the finishing process. One other point; apply the spirits to the entire surface, not just the area covered by the pattern. If you do not do this, you will see a shadow in your finish as the spirits will darken the wood and remain that way after it has dried.

Step 3. After flattening the board on my drum sander with 120 grit. I worked it over with a random orbital sander to remove any traccs of drum sanding. The marks left by the drum sander may not appear obvious with the wood in an unfinished state, but when you apply a finish they will appear as visible as plow furrows and diminish the quality of your work.

Step 4. Apply the pattern to the board with spray adhesive and bore the larger holes with the 1/16"-Dia. (0.0625" or 1.5875mm) drill bit, and the smaller holes with the No. 58 (0.042" or 1.0668mm) bit.

Step 6. When sawing is complete, remove the pattern from the wood. I removed this pattern with mineral spirits for two reasons. Number one is that it comes off easily, and number two is that it is the best way to completely remove the spray glue residue. Brush the spirits on and wipe off with an old rag, turning it often so as not to spread the residue around but rather remove it. If you have ever encountered unexplainable problems with your finish, residue that was not thoroughly removed may have been the culprit.

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