Creative Woodworks & crafts 2004-01, страница 57

SUPPLIES

Wood: wood of choice (i prefer exotic wood!—one

piece 1 -1/2"x l-172"x 2-1 /2"long Toois: mini lathe; assorted turning tools: drill press; ]-l/4"-Dia. Forstner bit; 1/2" and l/8"-Dia. drill bits; and drilling vise Sandpaper, assorted arits (including i 50, 220, 320,

400, and 600) Behlen Woodturner's Finish 7/8" Thin Eye Pin for top of ornament, part

No. 37-7! 1-9* Hof Stuff Super' T" cyanoacrylate glue (CA glue) -medium viscosity bonds in approximately 15 to 30 seconds**

*Available from Rings & Things, (800-366-2156.) **Available from BG Artforms, 2)89 Philip Drive, Bensaiem, PA J 9020; /3S8j 717-4202; or visit their website at wwvs.bgartforms.com. Photos and descriptions of the giue products can be found on 8G Artforms' website.

INSTRUCTIONS

All the wood used for these decorative birdhouse ornaments is taken from the scrap pile and that's why they are fun to make. Use contrasting woods for the roof, finials, main body, base and perch. For this ornament, the main body was made from curly maple. To contrast the lighter wood, paduk was used for the roof, base and the perch. Using contrasting exotic woods creates a visually pleasing one-of-a-kind ornament that anyone would be proud to display. This project does not require a pattern, only the ingenuity of the woodturner!

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Step 1. Cut the

wooden blanks from assorted exotic hardwoods to 1-1/2" square x 2-1/2" long.

Step 2. Mark the center of the blank by drawing a line from corner to corner.

Step 3. Drill the "X"-marked wooden blank using a drilling vise with a l-l/4"-Dia. Forstner bit. The drilling vise is used to assure a straight bore directly through the center of the wooden blank.

Step 4. Prepare a jam chuck 1-1/4" in diameter x approximately 4" in length to hold the drilled out blank. Once that is prepared, place the blank on the jam chuck as shown.

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