Woodworker's Journal 1993-17-5, страница 33

SCROLL SAW PROJECT

Sunset Rider Desksel

This handsome scroil-sawed desk set. by scroll saw artist Bill Zaun, advances the lowly pen and pencil holder to new heights. It may not be high art, but when the chore of paying those monthly bills comes round, you can sit back for a moment, and imagine that instead of sitting in that chair spending your last pennies, you're riding tall in the saddle, headed off across the wide desert in search of El Dorado.

The desk set show n is crafted from four different woods. The base is a ^SA in. thick by 3 in. wide by I 1³A in. long piece of padauk, the foreground and rider sections are 'A in. thick walnut, the clouds and the setting sun are '/■> in. thick cherry and ash. respectively, and the birds (on back) are scraps of '/« in. thick walnut.

Make the Base

Cut the base to size, then make a ^fA in. deep by 5⁵/s in. long notch in the back edge for the setting sun. Next, radius the

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edges using a '/•» in. radius round over bit, and drill the '/s in. diameter holes and the ty* in. diameter by '/■* in. deep counterbores for the pen and pencil mounting screws.

Cut the Scroll-sawed Parts

You can now prepare all your scroll saw stock. Select the best faces of the various '/-> in. thick pieces, and sand carefully. You don't want to sand after the scroll saw work is done, since the delicate parts can easily break off.

There are several ways to transfer the scroll saw patterns to your stock. If you have some carbon paper, you can trace each of the elements to the specific stock, or you can make the individual patterns with tracing paper. But each of these methods is a hand transfer, and won't be nearly as accurate as the original.

The best w ay to transfer the patterns is to take your magazine to the library, supermarket, or where ever a copy machine is

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