Creative Woodworks & crafts 2002-11, страница 18

THE CIVIL WAR COLLECTION

by Betty Christy of Christy Crafts and sawn by Wes Demarest

SUPPLIES

I Wood: red oak plywood or wood of choice—one $ piece 1/8" x 11" x 17" (for the silhouettes); walnut I or wood of choice (optional)—one piece 1" x 14" x 20" (for the backer) Tools: scroll saw with Olson No. 2R scroll/fret and

Steebar PTT3 blades; drill with No. 58 drill bit; Temporary-bond spray adhesive Sandpaper, assorted grits to 500 grit wet or dry Tite bond liquid hide glue Aleene's tacky glue Finish of choice Sawtooth hangers At least 4 feet of bungee cord

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Introduction

You can display these figures in many different ways. In this project we chose to glue 1hem on a contrasting wood background. The first layout looked a little flat when they were just glued to a surface, so we created three levels by relief cutting two frames arajnd a slab of walnut. This method of creating frames from a single piece of wood has many applications in woodworking. We use it to add a bt more visual interest in simple cutting projects such as this when we are creating something that is theme specific. We used 1 /8" red oak plywood for the figures and a 1" walnut slab for the background.

INSTRUCTIONS

wood with temporary-bond spray adhesive and drill the blade entry holes with a No. 58 drill bit.

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Olson No. 2R scroll/fret blade then sand both sides to 220 grit.

backer piece—the back to any grit you wish, and the front to 320 grit for an oil finish or 220 for a varnish finish.

backer to get a visual concept of how best to cut the frames for the particular board you have. The lines used here are what we arrived at because of the various grain elements in the slab.

background and cut them on an angle of about I-1/2 degrees with a Steebar PTT 3. If you use a thicker blade, you will have more wood protruding in each frame, so add about 1/2 to 1 degree because if you cut at a greater angle, the frames will not protrude as far.

three coats over a period of a week, then rubbed in the last coat with 500 grit wet or dry sandpaper. Rub the oil vigorously with a clean lint-free rag. Keep the frames in place while you apply the finish so that you have an area free of finish for the gluing surface.

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Titebond Liquid Hide glue, and bungee cord for a clamp.