Creative Woodworks & crafts 2002-11, страница 44

designed by John Nelson and sawn by Wes Demarest

handle that gives the project an authentic working basket appearance that really adds a simple and striking accent. John uses the soaking method for this project rather than steaming, so all you need is a garbage bag and a few gallons of water, it can't get simpler than that.

We made this project with 3/4" red oak primary layers, 1/4" sycamore accent layers, 11 A" walnut lip and 3/8" bottom, and a 3/16" white oak handle. Do not be concerned if you cannot locate sycamore because it may not be available through your regular wood supplier, any light-colored wood will work just as well.

Rit dye is a water-based product and as typical with all water-based woodworking products, it raises the grain of the wood. In order to lessen this effect, wet the components of the project that will come in contact with water before you do any staining or finishing, let them dry and sand them. You may have to do this several times in order to get an acceptable surface, but it will save you work in the long run.

Introduction

This is a great project for using odds and ends of wood you have lying around, and if the colors don^:t match, make them match or at least color coordinate them by using Rit Liquid Dye. Rit offers a full set of instructions and custom color recipes for wood and rattan, and if your interests are beyond woodworking, they have instructions on other types of medium as well. Besides that, they are available at your iocal supermarket.

John Nelson designed this pattern with a bent wood

Step 1. Glue the levels A and B, lip, bottom, and brace patterns to your wood with spray adhesive. Where possible, I stack cut as many pieces at a time to keep the cuts even and save time. One method of securing the layers together is to use hot melt glue, that way you do not split the end grain of the wood with nails.

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