Creative Woodworks & crafts 2005-08, страница 31

SUPPLIES

Wood: Baltic birch plywood—one piece 1 /8" x 12-11 /] 6" x 9-7/8" (orsi7e to fit your custom- or ready-made frame)

Tools: scrpil saw with No. 2/0 spiral saw blades: drill with assorted smull bils; small square (forscro^:l saw blade) Removable Adhesive Paper (or spray adhesive) Clear packaging tape Wood glue

Sandpaper, ussorlod grils

10" x 13" or 11" x 14" ready-made frame

Faux suede (or other background material of choice)

effect. Or sprcy paint the backer a pastel color end add a frame pointed wilh on Easier egg design for a festive Easter decoration!

INSTRUCTIONS

Using the method of choice, apply your pattern to the clear surface of your wood. We use Removable Adhesive Paper for ALL of our scrolling projects; more information can be found on our web site at www.skwoodworks.com.

We usually stack cut up to six pieces of 1 /8"-thick Baltic birch plywood. Though we have listed only one piece of 1 /8"-thick wood in the supplies list, we use about six boards for stability and enhanced prodtctivity. Kerry affixes double-sided sticky tape to the four corners of each piece of wood, slaying clear of the pattern and presses the boards together. These particular boards were cut to fit some ready-made frames.

No matter which pattern application method you use,

it is a good idea to epply 2"- or 3"-inch-wide clear packng irg tape over the entire top of your pattern. This simple and inexpensive step will lengthen the life of your blades, as it helps to keep them cooler by lubricating them while you cut. Do rot wrap tape around to the bottom of your wood as this could make your board(sj uneven and take your blade out of square. Make sure your blcde is square, and check this frequer lly while scrolling.

Pre-drill all your holes, and put a starter hole at the end of all the single lines. Cut your smaller areas first {usually ct the center of the pattern). Remove the biggest areas last. Let your own experience guide your blades.

When you are firished, gently pry the boards opart ond remove the tape. If you used Removable Adhesive Paper, peel your pattern off. Otherwise, remove your pattern using your method of choice. Sand the bccks of each board. We used fcux suede for the backer, but feel free to choose any material. Or spray paint a piece of birch board or the cardboard thct came with the frame with your choice of color. Glue Ihe finished piece to the backer, using wood glue, then frame.

We ore SK WOOD WORKS which stands for "Sheffi Kerry Woodworks." We have a web site, www.skwood-works.com, regular customer bese, ond pattern ideas a/I the time. We have so many things we want to do and so little time to do then! I draw in standard 8-1/2" x 11" letfer-size patterns for easy cuffing, nounf/ng and framing. We sell the adhesive paper, finished pieces, and patterns off of our website, for more information visit us on the web, or send us o SASE fwith three stomps) to: SKWoodWorks, P.O. Box 583, Pleasant View, TN 37146 for a free sample. Pattern requests and suggestions ore always we/come!^

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