Creative Woodworks & crafts 2004-03, страница 63
SUPPLIES Wood: spalted soft maple—one piece 1 /2" x 1 1" x 17" (for the silhouette); plywood—one piece 1/8" x 10" x 7" (for the backer behind the silhouette): walnut— one piece 1/4" x 4" x 7" (for the mammoth body), one piece 3/8" x 4" x 7" (for the head and trunk); curly hard maple—one piece 5/8" x 4" x 5" (for the tusks) Tools: scoll saw with assorted blades, spiral blades (optional); drill press with assorted size bits; sanding drums and sanding mop; finish sander with assorted abrasive paper up to 150-grit; tack hammer Temporary-bond spray adhesive Red and white transfer paper* Tracing paper* Ballpoint pen 0.5mm mechanical pencil Masking tape 5-minute epoxy X-acto blcdes Wax paper Cyanoacrylate glue 1 /4" Mini-Sanding Arbor" (optional) Walnut stain Finish of choice Turnbuttons*** (optional) Hanger *'Available from Dick Blick Art Materials, (800-828-4548) www. dickblick.com. **Available from Jim Dandy Products. (630-969-8971) www. jimdandy.com. ***Available from The Wooden Teddy Bear, (888-762-9149) www. woodenteddybearonline.com. For a free catalog of Robert J. Hlavacek's infarsia patterns call: (708) 788-6455; or write: Wildlife In tarsia Designs, P.O. Box 1246, North Riverside, IL 60546; www. wildlifeintarsiadesign.com. To facilitate the contouring of the tusks, I cut them apart as shown on the pattern. Sand down the top surface of the tusks where they connect to the mammoth. Sand the back surface of the tips for a 3-D appearance. When looking at the mammoth the back of the left tusk tip should be sanded enough to overlay the trunk (see the side view of tusk illustration). Fig. 5. Contouring the parts with a sanding drum in a drill press. Fig. 6. A sanding mop is recommended for smoothing out the larger pieces. Side view of tusk To smooth the rough-shaped piece, a small sanding mop works well on the larger pieces (see Fig. 6). The smaller pieces can be sanded by hand. rotary hand grinder, you may find using it on these small pieces to be more convenient. 14 • Creative Woodworks S. Crafts March 2004 |
