Creative Woodworks & crafts 2004-08, страница 59

Pattern Located in Full Size Pattern Section No. 1!

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SUPPLIES

Wood: wood of choice—one piece approximately 10" x 14"*

Tools: scroll saw with blades, iriclvding a Scroll America No. 7R; drill with assorted bits, inducing a 1 /i 6" .. (0.0625 or 1 5875mm); assorted carving tools Temporary-bond spray adhesive Sandpaper, assorted grits Wood finish of choice

Sawtooth hanger |f|S§g| SllliS Pii|fijl Nd; 4265 Bainbridge mat board, block core" Rim Liquid Dye in black¹"' "■We used an irregularly shaped. '-!/2''-tNck walnut slab. The wood dimensions recommended correspond, to the size of the.pattern provided in the full size pattern section, but you should feel tree to adopt or modify rhe project as desired. %Available from The Art Factory. (800) 566-6394. www.arffoctory.com.

Available from Rit® Liquid Dye. (317) 231-8043. www.ritdye.com.

Step 1. Lay out your wood selection along with the pattern and determine what you will modify to make the design work. By "work" I mean a few things: how will the wood enhance the pattern, and how will we be able to leave enough wood to keep the final project strong enough for handling and hanging?

INSTRUCTIONS

Introduction

Once again, we will take a pattern, make it fit a piece of wood, and determine as we go along how it will end up. Do we leave it scrolled, relief scrolled, or sculptural scrolled? If we were still doing craft shows, I would have opted to stack cut five or six in 1 /4" walnut plywood and frame them. That way we could keep our price within the buying power of those who attended the show, and maximize our profit-to-cost ratio.

Step 2. Sand the wood to 120 grit. If you elect to use an irregular piece of wood such as the one shown, smooth