Woodworker's Journal 1993-17-4, страница 46

u The Woodworker's Journal

A few hours in ihe woods hop are ail you'll need to make this cute project. Our thanks to Gunther Keil of Trumansburg, New York, for providing us with the design.

Walnut is used for the cats, while the base is oak. but any number of wood species w ill work well here. You'll need thin stock for this project; 'A in. thick for the cats, '/- in. thick for the base. But. don't despair if your shop equipment doesn't include a thickness planer. Since there isn't much slock required for this project, some work with a sharp hand plane should quickly yield all you'll need.

To cut the cats, you'll need two pieces

of '/-> in. thick stock measuring 7-V-t in. square. Transfer the full-size pattern to one of the pieces, then use doublcstick (carpet) tape to temporarily join the two parts together (Fig. 1). When transferring the pattern, you'll want the grain to run in the direction shown in the full-size pattern. The grain direction shown keeps "short-grain" to a minimum. so narrow parts like the tail or legs will be less likely to break should the project be dropped or bumped.

With the iwo pieces taped together, use a scroll saw or a hand-held jig saw to cut both parts at the same time, then bore tile eye holes with a '/" in. diameter drill bit. If your saw has made a fine cut, the

edges of the cat profile may not even need sanding. But, if the edges look rough, you'll want lo sand ihem a bit