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aboul 9 in. long and 1in. wide. The lower end of ihe support is miiered 10 45 degrees, then it's screwed lo the back as shown. Make sure the screws are located above ihe area lhai will be cut by the dado head later on. Once the support is attached, make sure it's exactly 45 degrees lo the saw table.

Now. set the dado head to make a 'A in. wide by '/2 in. deep cut. Clamp one of the frame parts to the jig, then locale the table saw rip fence so that the dado head w ill cut a groove exactly in the center of the '/J in. thick stock. Start the saw and. w hile holding the jig firmly against ihe rip fence, run the stock through the dado. Take care to keep your hands well away from the dado while making the cut. Flip the stock and repeat the process. The three remaining frame parts are cut in the same manner.

The four splines (Dl can be made from either hardwood solid slock or

plywood. If you use solid stock, as we did. you need to make sure the grain runs perpendicular to the miter joint cut. To make the solid stock splines, start with a piece of hardwood that's 3 in. wide and at least 8 in. long, then plane it to 'A in. thick. Once planed, crosscut it into four I in. lengths (the 8 in. stock length allows for safer crosscutting).

The frame parts can now be dry assembled (Fig. 3). If all looks fine, the top rail can be removed for carving.

Carve The Top Rail

Begin by transferring the full-size pattern from ihe drawing to ihe top rail. Peritaps the best way to do this is to photocopy the pattern, then place a piece of carbon paper under the copy, carbon side down. Now. place both pieces of paper on the top rail, with the pattern in it's proper position. Using a pencil, trace the lines on the copy. As the lines are

traced, the carbon paper will transfer them to the wood.

Next, use the band saw lo cut the outside profile of Lhc sunflower and the two leaves. Also, you'll be cutting in from each end to make ihe top rail I 'A in. w ide on each side of (he carving.

To start, create ihe background by removing the rail stock up to the leaves. The background is shown as a shaded area in the patiern. Note that this area also includes the tips of three petals. First, use a knife to make a cut establishing the bottom line of the tw o leaves and the three petals. Then, using a gouge with a fairly large sweep, cut up to this line, gradually increasing ihe depth of cut as you approach the leaves. The depth at the bottom line of the leaves and petals should be aboul 'A in. By the way, just about any sharp knife will do. even a pocketknife. If you have one, though, a chip carving knife would the best choice.

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