Creative Woodworks & crafts 2002-08, страница 18

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Step 7. With the pieces of the muzzle cut, fitted and taped together, we can put it aside and go on to assembling the right eye. Hint: when possible, cut out the darker wood first, then draw the pencil line on the lighter wood.

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Step 8. Saw the lighter colored pieces to shape. Working in this order makes it much easier to see Ihe lines when cutting.

SUPPLIES

Wood: honey locust—one piece 3/4" x 12" x 12" (orange pieces); wenge—one piece 3/4" x 12" x 12" (black pieces); aspen—one piece 3/4" x 12." x 12" (white pieces); poplar heartwood—one piece 3/4" x 3" x 3" (for the eyes); Bloodwood—one piece 3/4" x 3" x 3" (for the tongue); cherry—one piece 3/4" x 4" x 4" (for the nose and inside of the mouth); ply wood—one piece 1/4" x 12" x 12" (for the backer); assorted plywood scraps—1/8", 1/4", and 3/8" thick (for shims) Tools: scroll saw with Nos. 3 and 9 reverse tooth blades; band saw with 1/16" blade (optional); drill press with 2" long sanding drums of various diameters and medium grit sleeves, and 1 /4"-Dia. plug cutter; flutter wheel with 100 grit abrasive; Jim Dandy Mini-Sanding Arbor* and Super Sander* (optional); triangular needle file Tracing paper (Canson Vidalon Vellum**) Transfer paper in red and white** Ball-point pen 0.5mm mechanical pencil C-clamps

Sandpaper, Assorted grits (including 4300 grit)

Masking tape 3/vl Scotch tape Tack cloth X-acto knife

5-minute epoxy or thick cyanoacrylate (CA) glue***

Slow set epoxy***

Carpenter's glue

Wax paper

Toothpicks

Delta Matte Spray Varnish Delta Gloss Varnish Paintbrush Sawtooth hanger

*Available from Wildwood Designs, call 800-470-9090

(www. wildwooddesigns.com).

**Available from Dick Blick Materials, call 800-828-4548

for a catalog. (www.DICKBLiCK.com)

***.Available from Treeline, call 800-598-2743

[ www. treeline usa.com).

Visit www.wildlifeintarsiadesign.com to see Robert J. Hlavacek's entire line of intarsia and scroll saw patterns or call 708-788-6455 for a catalog.

Step 6. As you cut and fit the pieces, hold them together with masking tape on both the top and bottom sides. Hint: use a mini arbor to true up the edges of the smaller pieces.

Step 5. Begin cutting the pieces. Make sure your saw table is set square to the blade. Cut slowly and change the blade as it dulls, otherwise it will cut on an angle and the pieces will not fit together properly. Note: if you have a band saw, cutting some of the harder pieces of wood with a 1/16" blade will speed up your production time. After cutting out each piece, smooth any bumps or rough edges and true up the pieces with a drum sander. As you cut each piece, use it as a template to draw a more accurate cutting line on the adjacent piece.