Creative Woodworks & crafts 2003-08, страница 14

SUPPLIES

Wood: walnut slab or wood of choice—one piece 3/4" x 11" x 17"* Tools: scroll saw with O/son PGT No. S or Steebar PTT2; drill with bits including 1/16"-Dia. brad point*- and 1/16"-Dia. x 1-3/4" parabolic drill bit'"* (it using thick wood); wood chisel; Dremel rotary tool; sharp gouge Temporary-bond spray adhesive Assortment of sandpaper through 320-grit Wood glue l/4"-Dia. dowel Finish of your choice Saw tooth hanger

Mushroom or other accent of your choice

*The project pictured here was sawn from slabbed stock and the dimensions can vary considerably. The project can also be made from ordinary dimensional lumber. Slab wood for this project is available from: Midhurst Lumber & Sawmill, 66 Snover Road. Sussex, NJ 07461-3219: 1-973-875-2633: www.m/d-hurstlumber.com. Slock and species vary from day to day. **Available from: Woodworker's Supply of Wyoming, ! 108 North Glenn Ave., Casper. Wyoming 82601-1698: 1-800-645-9292. Order Part No. 824-185: Hex Shank Brad point Drill Bit. ***Available from: MSC industrial Direct Co, Inc.. 75 Maxess Road, Melville, NY 1 1747-3151; 1-800-645-7270: www.mscdi-rect.com. Part #: 78564564

Designed by George Ah/ers and sawn by Wes Demarest

Because we received a lot of positive feedback from a previous project (the bear cut info a piece of slob wood) we are fol lowing up in a similar vein with this one. The bear was cut from a piece of hemlock slab because the color was similar to the natural color of a grizzly bear and the convolutions of the wood added greater dimensional interest to the finished piece.

The primary problem in selecting the wood is obtaining a slab that will fit under the arm of your scroll saw and still have enough unevenness for dimensional interest. Tho Eclipse scroll saw was used to cut the last project because it has a 1-1/2" depth of cut; however, this project is larger than that saw's throat, so an Excalibur with a 30" throat was used. The depth of cut was therefore limited to about 3/4". Of course any saw can be used to cut these projects: just adjust the size of the pattern on a copy mochine, then plane the back of the slab so that it will fit under Ihe fop blade clamp.

The piece we chose for this project is a walnut slab that camo from an injured tree. Notice that, at the top, the wood is discolored and has turned very dark which will add extra emphasis to the tree line.

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INSTRUCTIONS

Step 2. Sand the surface smooth up to 120-grit.

Step 1. Remove any loose bark from the slab with a wood chisel. I left some that was still secure to add a bit more visual interest.

Cut a relief line with

_____sel and remove some

slock so thai the pattern is a bit recessed. This will give your saw a little more clearance.

Step 3. This slab tapered from top to bottom with the bottom being thicker. Locate a point where the wood becomes too thick for the saw and establish a line just above it. This will be the base of the pattern.