Creative Woodworks & Crafts-059-1998-Fall, страница 14

SUPPLIES

Wood: hardwood of choice—three pieces,

1/4" x 3-3/4" x 4-1/2" Tools: scroll saw with No. 3 blades; drill with bits Temporary-bond spray adhesive Sandpaper, assorted grits Linseed oil and turpentine

by Sheila Polhemus

Sheila Polhemus has been a frequent contributor over the past year to Creative Woodworks & Crafts. Here is a reprise of her first contribution to the magazine from the August 1992 issue.

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perfect 90 degrees. If you do stack saw, use two nails in the largest waste area spread apart as far as possible, or tape the layers together with masking tape for stability of the workpiece.

Drill blade entry holes where necessary, as well as thread holes for hanging using a 1/16"-Dia. drill bit. Use a No. 69 or smaller drill bit for the eye of the horse. Cut out each ornament, beginning with the interior cuts, working your way to the outside. Tip: if you are cutting more than one layer, cut the waste area containing the nails last to prevent the pieces from falling apart before you are finished. After all cuts have been completed, remove the patterns and sand as necessary.

Dip the ornaments into a 1 to 1 mixture of linseed oil and turpentine and allow to dry. j-j

INSTRUCTIONS

Make copies of the patterns, found in Full Size Pattern Section No. 1, and adhere them to the wood with tem-porary-bond spray adhesive. You can stack saw up to four layers at a time if you have a good quality scroll saw and have made sure that the saw table is set at a

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