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Step 6. Make stop cuts around the stems that disappear into the vase. Lower the wood around them so that they are higher than the leaves.

Step 7. Begin layering the flowers and the leaves. Drop the small flower on the upper left to about half the thickness of the remaining wood. It is the lowest point of the bouquet. The large flower in the upper right stays the full thickness. It is the highest point of the bouquet.

Step 9. Now angle the center section of the vase into that same stop cut. The stop cut is the low point of the vase. The line below the stop cut is the high point of the vase.

Step 8. Begin shaping the vase by first making a stop cut at the bottom of the slanted top section. Angle the top section of the vase into that stop cut.

Step 10. Now shape the lower part of the vase by angling it to the bottom edge.

Step 11. Here are the

shapes of the vase.

Step 12. Begin modeling the flowers, starting with the smallest one. Make V stop cuts all around the petals.

Step 13. Shape the petals by layering them and by making them into concave shapes on the back petals and convex shapes on the front petals.

Step 14. Use the same technique on the larger flowers. Outline the petals with the V tool.

by layering them and putting concave and convex shapes into them.

. The leaves are next. Make stop cuts along the veins of the leaves.

17. Shape the leaves arving down into the vein cuts, and by adding concave and convex shapes to the leaf sections.

Step 18. Carve the top edge of the vase so that it appears to tuck under the leaves.

Step 19. Saw the oval and make a concave cut around the outside.

Finishing

Finish the project with your favorite wood finish. If you wish to stain it, seal it first, as most stains will darken in the end grain cuts more than other areas of the carving. Applying a sealer before applying the stain prevents this uneven absorption. Commercial pre-stain sealers are available for this application at most paint supply stores. ^

3G • Creative Woodworks 6. Crafts November 2001