Creative Woodworks & crafts 2004-01, страница 59

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Step 17. Drill a small hole in fhe roof of the ornament and glue one of the thin eye pins in the hole using Hot Stuff CA glue.

Step 14. Measure 3/4" from the top of the ornament and drill a 1/2" opening for the bird entry hole. Drill the hole on the jam chuck to support the drill bit.

Step 11. Continue to remove wood by shaping the roof with the spindle gouge. Sand and apply Behlen Woodturner's Finish. The back section of the roof gains additional support from a piece of styrofoam and the tail stock. Part the roof piece off and save it for later.

Step 18. Sign your work! Before you glue the roof onto fhe body, sign and date the underside of the roof. People always like to have the artist sign his or her work!

Step 15. Measure 1-1/4" from the top directly under the bird entry hole and drill a 1 /8" hole for the perch.

Step 12. Using the same wood (paduk) as the roof, reduce a piece to 1-1/2" in diameter x 1" wide. This piece will be the base of the ornament. Create a tenon to fit inside the bottom of the center body and then part this section off.

Step 19. Glue the perch in the perch hole and then glue the roof onto the main body of the ornament. If you choose, you can purchase small ornamental birds (any supply store has these) and glue one onto the perch.

For questions concerning this project, send an SASE to: Barry Gross, 2189 Philip Drive, Bensalem, PA 19020. Email: 2bgross@prodigy.net

Step 16. To make the perch, glue a smallpiece of paduk 1/2" in diameter x 1" long to a piece of scrap wood using CA glue. Turn the paduk down to a finished size of 3/8" on the outside of the perch and an overall length of 3/4". Sand and finish to your satisfaction. The tenon is made from the scrap wood and should be 1/8" in diameter to fit the hole that was created in Step 15.

Step 13. Glue the base piece from Step 12 to the bottom of the main ornament body using Hot Stuff CA glue. Place these glued pieces back on the jam chuck and make the two surfaces even using a spindle gouge. At this time, turn a finial for the bottom of the base. Sand to a minimum of 600-grit.

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