Creative Woodworks & crafts 2003-08, страница 15

Step 5. Transfer the pattern to the wood with spray adhesive and bore blade entry holes with a 1/16"-Dia. brad point bit. This substantially reduces drill run out because this type of bit doesn't walk when entering the wood and is little affected by the grain of the wood.

Step 9. Clean up some of the finer detail after the piece is cut free from the main design.

Step 14. Apply glue to the areas of contact, then slide the cutout pieces into posilion and let the glue cure overnight.

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Step 10. We chose to add a little more detail to the faces with a Dremel rotary tool.

Step 15. Secure the project to a workbench protected with a foam pad and hand plane the back side so that the project will hang flush with a wall.

Step 6. Finish drilling the holes with a 1 /16" x 1 -3/4" long parabolic drill bit.

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Step 11. Remove any remaining bark with a sharp gouge.

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Step 7. Cut Ihe interior detail with an Olson PGT No. 5 or Steebar PTT2 scroll saw blade. Back out of the interior sharp corners and detail and spin the wood in such a way that the teeth go into the waste pari of the design so as not to mar Ihe finished edge.

Step 16. We chose to use an old mushroom I found growing on a dead log to add a little foreground detail. If you use the same, allow it to dry several months, then saturate if with Danish oil several times to kill any living insects, larvae or eggs that may be residing in it. My wife, Alice, actually preferred to use a sculpted piece of wood, but I held out for the mushroom. The choice is yours. I used a Dremel Moto-Tool with a rotary bit to shape the mushroom for a final fit.

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Step 12. Sand the surface up to 320-grit for an oil finish.

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Step 8. Tilt your saw table to about 2°. The direction you tilt the table and cut around the design determines whelhe' the part will either sink into the board o-protrude from the face. The less the ongle, the more the piece will protrude from the surface. Conversely, the grecte' the angle, the less it will protrude from the surface. If your table tilts to the left, cutting clockwise allows the part to recess, and cutting counterwise will allow the part to protrude.

Step 17. The only thing left to do was to mount the mushroom to the project with a 1/4" dowel and a bit of wood glue. Fasten a saw tooth hanger fo the back and you are done, jj-j

Step 13. We apply our oil finish to the front and back surfaces prior to gluing. Slab wood will soak up a lot of oil. Be sure to allow several days between coats so that the oil can cure.

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