Creative Woodworks & crafts-103-2004-Holiday, страница 25
Introduction Most of the craft shows that we attend happen around Christmas and we are always looking for new ideas, particularly with ties to the festive season. In this piece, which is intended as a window or wall hanging, Jacob has combined two themes: the nativity star and the Madonna and child. The piece is designed in a classic style, much like a stained glass window. We will be trying these out as finished products at our tables this coming holiday season. The finished star was cut from red elm. It has very strong lines and great color. Any wood with Christmas colors or good character (such as cherry or oak) will make a great finished piece. Because the design is quite delicate, I prefer to cut the piece using about 1 /2" thick wood; however, thinner, harder, stronger wood should be fine. The details in the faces are best cut with a 2/0 blade, but the remainder of the piece can be easily cut with a 2R blade. INSTRUCTIONS Make a photocopy of the pattern and glue it to the wood using spray glue. I recommend using clear packing tape on top of the pattern to reduce the burn from the tight turns you will have to make when cutting the pattern. For cutting, I recommend using reverse tooth blades to handle the delicate details and reduce chipping on the bottom of the piece. A No. 5 blade will cut the star outline quickly after you have finished the detail cutting. The hole at the top of the piece is for hanging; drill it with a small drill bit (e.g. 3/64") at the same time you are drilling the holes for fret cutting. After you have drilled the guide holes, cut out the fret pieces and the star. Either peel the pattern off or use a solvent such as paint thinner to remove the paper pattern. Let the piece dry before you sand its front and back on a disc or belt sander. I find that then using a 1 /4 sheet of 220-grit sandpaper is a good way of removing any remaining burs and lightly rounding the edges in order to give it a more finished look. Clean the star using your favorite tool of choice (I use a clean paintbrush). Finish with a thin oil to seal the inner edges (I use either walnut or tung oil). Use about 8" (longer if it will hang in a big window) of fishing line to hang the suncatcher from the guide hole at the top of the piece. Note: we use 6 to 10 lb. clear line so it doesn't distract the eye from the star. The finished piece is intended to hang as a suncatcher in a window or as a wall or shelf decoration. The central design can also be reused at this size or enlarged in different shapes (such as an oval). Send questions concerning this project to: Wayne Fowler, 33 Longmeadow Cres, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 356. Email: fantasiesisaw@rogers.com You Name It, Our Fonts Print It! m^m Duuhlc-Si<lo<! Pattern 1 :i[>; Available MtQ« jMII® bMj m ti hmsii Mil uuii Ihuy MM mj mmiuvj WoodTrax 4.0! Wood wax Professional! Lveiything WoodTrax 4.0 PLUS Adding, Scanning & Cropping Images Add Text with Different Colors Draw Circles, Squares, Lines and More Zoom Several Ways Thirty-Five New Patterns WoodTrax 3.1b owners can upgrade to 4.0 for shipping and handling charge only! Call for more information at 660.v47.W5 H ORDER TOLL FREE: 800.229.5505 IppHj 910 Court Street. Add. IA 50003 Additional Fouls Available ■ Scroll It Bold ■ Scroll It Extra Bold • Scroll It English • Scroll Ir Script " Unlimited Name Patterns. • Patterns of 50 states & USA • Board Foot Calculator • l.'sc our Fonts hi Other Applications ■ Multiple Patterns • Use Otter Fonts in WoodDrax « Vertical Lettering in Original Lined Font MEMPHIS HARDWOOD LUMBER, INC. 6535 CHURCH ST. MEMPHIS. NV 131 12. 1 -(800) 286-3940 <31 5) 689-3949 www.memphishardwoocHumber.com WHY CHOOSE MEMPHIS HARDWOOD LUMBER? HERE'S WI1Y: * HAST COURTEOUS SERVICE! * 27 YEARS IN BUSINESS!! * WE MAINTAIN AN INVENTORY OF 60 SPECIES, BOTH DOMES TIC AND IMPORTED HARDWOODS! * HIGH-QUALITY, MILLED ACCURATELY AND CONSISTENTLY! * COMPETITIVE PRICING! top-quality hardwoods 3/8" and 1/2" HARDWOOD PANELS Available in any dimensions in thicknesses of 1/4", 3/8", 1/2", and 3/4". Call for pricing. |
