Creative Woodworks & crafts 2004-04, страница 63

INSTRUCTIONS

Make the pelican

Copy your pattern onto tracing paper. This will allow you to choose your grain direction better. Then, use carbon paper to trace onto the wood as shown in Fig. 1. With a No. 2 blade, cut out the body section (see Fig. 2). Next, cut and fit the bill and eye section to the body, as shown in Fig. 3. Using a rotary tool, you can then start to round over the pieces (see Fig. 4). Next, drill a hole to accommodate a 3mm glass eye or an eye made from wood (see Fig. 5). After all pieces are rounded to your liking, glue together and let dry.

Fig. 1. Trace the pattern onto the wood with carbon paper,

Fig. 2. Cutting the pelican body.

Fig. 3. Fitting the bill and eye section to the body.

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Fig, 5. The hole for the eye has been drilled.

Make the base

With 3/4" stock, trace and cut cut the base at a 30° angle. With a 3/8" fost-ner bit, drill the holes for the dowels (see Fig. 6). All the dowels, except for the longest one, are to be cut at a 45° angle on one end (the top end). Cut three of them to 1/2" long, three to 1" long, and two to 3" long. The one that will attach to the pelican will be 3-1/2" long and is cut straight across at both ends. Glue the dowels in place as shown in Fig. 7.

Fig. &. A small block of scrap is used to connect the longest dowel to the back of the pelican.

1 /2" x 1 /2" x 5/8" long, which will be glued onto the back of the pelican (see Fig. 8). Glue Ihe dowel and pelican to the base and spray with finish of choice (see Fig. 9).

Fig. 9. Spray finishing the project.

Fig. 4. Rounding the pieces with a rotary tool.

Fig. 7. The nine dowels, glued in place. All are cut at a 45° angle on one end, except the longest one, which attaches the pelican to the base.

Fig. 6. Drilling the base for the dowels.

Make backer and assemble

The pelican should be dry now. Cut the backer board at a 30° angle, and glue onto the piece. Next, drill a 3/8" hole into a small block, approximately

Optional: if you want, you can add a pen and funnel, as shown in the photo. Simply screw the funnel to the base, about 1" behind the three dowels on the right, and insert pen.

Enjoy your new Miniature Pelican project!

For questions concerning this project, send an SASE to: Darin Liles, 252 Sam St., Shirley, AR 72153. fb