Woodworker's Journal 1994-18-2, страница 42
Spring (BouquetOne of the busiest booths at last year's Boston Buyer's Market craft show was that of Keepsakes. A pair of ladies from Maine—Ellen Herrington and Laurie Dunn—have brought the company from an idea to full-blown success in just a few short years, selling clever, brightly-painted decorative pieces, cut from common pine. The concept that Keepsakes uses is a type of intarsia. but relies more on painted colors than wood grain for decoration. We asked Keepsakes to design a special piece for us with a spring theme, and this spring bouquet is the lovely result. Transfer Pattern To cut the Spring Bouquet, first transfer the pattern to a section of 3/4 in, thick pine board. If s not important to run the grain in any particular direction relative to the pattern. If you are only planning on making one bouquet, simply cut the Clip-N-Save full-Size Pattern from the magazine, and paste it in place on your piece of pine. If you'd like to make more than one, use a photocopy machine or carbon paper to make as many copies as you'll need. Don't forget to also mark the profile of the plywood back. To do this, slip a piece of carbon paper under the pattern, then trace the dotted line on our pattern 10 transfer the back profile directly to your l/4 in. thick plywood. Vou could also use the copier and paste the pattern onto the plywood. Cut Profiles Once you've got your pattern on both the pine and plywood, go to work cutting the profiles. We used a band saw to make the 42 t he Woodworker's Journal |
