Popular Woodworking 2004-12 № 145, страница 88
Turn the top and decorative tip to shape, using a 3/s" gouge and the revolving center as a support. Sand the roof and drill a hole for the screw eye. Turning the Finial and Perch Turn a piece of pink ivory into a dowel that's V2" round and 3" long. This should give enough length for a finial and a perch. Insert the dowel into a drill chuck, which is seated firmly into the headstock. Turn the finial to the desired shape. Check the diameter of the finial end, which is inserted into the base of the ornament. This must be 3/16", and fit snug into the hole. I use dial calipers to check this. Insert the perch and finial into the base of the bird-house, then put a drop of thick cyanoacrylate inside the base and around the finial and perch. Use a little accelerator to set the cyanoacrylate. Sand and finish the finial. For the finish I put a few drops of lacquer on a cloth, and apply it to the spinning wood. Part the finial off and set it aside. Use the same procedure as above to turn the perch to the dimensions on the drawing. Sand and finish the perch, then set it aside. Glue the screw eye into the roof, then turn the roof over and put a small bead of thick cyanoacrylate around the inside of the counterbore hole. Decide where you want the position of the top to be on the body. Spray a little accelerator around the top of the body and put the two pieces together. Select a little bird (see Supplies box), if desired, and glue it in place. This little project can become a family treasure. Just be sure to sign and date it under the edge of the roof. Fill out the card, and it is ready for gift-wrapping. PW popwood.com 101 |
