SUPPLIES

'Wood:-butternut—one piece 3/4" x 6" x 24" (for tortoise shell); yellow poplar—one piece 3/4" x 6" x 12" (for head, neck and tegs); black walnut— one piece 3/4" x 2" x 4" (for eye and tail): white ash—one piece 3/4" x 4" x 4" (for claws and highlight in eye) Tools: scroll saw with No. 5 and No. 9 blades or band saw (1/16" -1/4" blade); oscillating spindle sander or sanding drum mounted in a drill press: bow sander"; 1/8" drill bit; pneumatic drum sander for shaping (optional) Tracing paper

Transfer paper (carbon paper) Draftsman pencil and leads Accordion glue bottle and glue Duct tape Finish of choice Hanger

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Tortoise

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Step 1. Transfer the pattern onto tracing paper, making sure you include the grain directions. The tracing paper will allow you to see the grain of the wood as you mark the pieces. Mark the first piece using the traced pattern and transfer paper, then cut it to shape. Using a bow sander or just a piece of sandpaper, remove the small burrs from the back edge. This will allow the piece to sit flat. Sand the edges square using an oscillating spindle sander or a drum sander in a drill press.

By Fred Martin

INSTRUCTIONS

Butternut was used for the shell, as the grain gives a textured look and varying shades depending on the angle at which it^:s viewed. The types of wood I have used are only suggestions; use what is available to you.