Creative Woodworks & crafts 2003-06, страница 20

SUPPLIES

Wood: ailanthus or wood of choice—three pieces 1/4" x 6-1 /4" x 6-1/4" (for one level "A" piece and two level "B" piece); four pieces 1/2" x.6-1 /4" x.6-1 /4" (for three level "A" pieces and one level "B" piece): walnut or wood of choice--two pieces T/4" x iAM x 6-1/4" (for the lip and bottom); white oak or wood of choice—one piece 3/16" x 3/4" x 20" (for the handle) Tools: scroll saw with blades' drill with bits, including 3/16" and I /4" drill bits: hot-melt

• glue gun' - /- ' /^x:v';^?■ •; -Temporary-bond spray adhesive Sandpaper, assorted grits

Twol/4"-Dia. x 3-9/16" long dowels Rit' dye*, colors of your choice Glue | „. , :

Wood finish of your choice

* fm Liquid Dye, Rit" Consumer Affairs, P.O. Box 21070. Indianapolis. IN 46221-1070; (317) 231-8044,9:00 to 4:00 Eastern Time. See their ad on page 21 of this issue.

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INSTRUCTIONS

Cut the pieces

Cut your material to size, affix the pattern with spray adhesive to the top layer, and stack cut as many pieces as possible. Hint: a hot melt glue gun works great for holding the stacked layers together (see Fig. 1). Stack cutting saves time and will give you evenly matched layers.

Drill the blade entry holes with any size drill bit that allows the blade to easily enter unobstructed. Cut the rings with a scroll saw blade you are comfortable with. If you choose a hard dense wood such as ailanthus, use a blade with teeth that are spacea furlher apart such as an Olson PGT #5 or Steebar PTT 3. The wide spacing removes dust from the kerf better, and by slowing your blade speed, you can eliminate the burning to which these woods are orone. Sand all layers through 220 grit to remove mi I marks and blemishes.

by John Nelson and sawn by Wes Demarest

INTRODUCTION

This project is sure to be a hit either as a gift or on display in your craft booth, so plan on making a number of them. Note: those patterns are copyrighted; however, you are permitted to make copies for your personal use and give away or sell the items you make from them, but you are not permittee to make copies of these patterns to sell, give away, or otherwise distribute.

For this project, we chose 1 /2" ailanthus for the primary layers, and 1/4" walnut for top and bottom accent, 1/4" ailanthus for the middle accents, and used Rit³ Liquid Dye as an accent color. We selected aiianthus because it accepts the dye well, allowing you a full range of colors and we had soma on hand at the time. Ailanthus may be hard to find as it not commercially harvested or milled, but any other light colored wood will work just as well.

If you are not familiar with Rif Liquid Dye, request their instructions for using their product on wood and rattan, plus their recipos for custom colors. They also offer instructions for use on other mediums such as flowers and grass to name a few.

Any water based product used on wood will cause the grain to raise. To reduce Ihis effocf, wet all component and allow them to dry, then sand them. You may have to do this several times depending on the wood you have chosen to reduce the amount the grain raises.