Woodworker's Journal 1994-18-5, страница 56

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Lf you're tired of plastic throw-away Halloween decorations, why not get into that old spookin* spirit right in your ow n workshop? Our spook-inspired, scroll-sawn Halloween mobile by designer Bill Zaun could be just the ticket. It won't take long to make, and once the trick-or-treaters hav e gone, this decoration won't be headed straight foT the trash.

What You'll Need

Saw all wooden parts of the mobile— the web, spider, pumpkin, witch, Dracula, and moon/bats—out of /«"-thick Baltic-birch plywood. Baltic birch has exceptional strength for a thin plywood; this is especially critical for the web. which has to support the other pieces. Also, you'll find Baltic birch void-free, and it takes paint well.

Cut the web from one 16x16" Baltic birch square and the hanging elements from a second piece of the same size. If you can't buy Baltic birch locally, see our Kit Source opposite for a mail-order supplier.

Ghostly Halloween Mobile

In addition to the Baltic birch, you'll need acry lic paints, some monofilament fishing line, and two pairs of red beads for the spider's eyes. If you can't find red beads, simply paint in the eyes.

How To Transfer Patterns

There are many ways to transfer patterns, from slipping a sheet of carbon paper bctw een the pattern page and the stock, to fastening the pattern directly to the stock with spray adhesive. Whatever method you employ, note that the patterns have both heavy and light lines. The heavy lines represent the pattern cutlincs. The lighter lines indicate the various painted sections to help make painting the parts easier.

The web was too large to fit full-sized in the magazine, so you'll need to enlarge it when copying. To do so. take it to an enlarging-typc photocopy machine, and duplicate it at the percentage given. You can make the web with

out enlargement, but the resulting mobile will look smaller than the one shown in the photo.

At The Scrollsaw

Note that the witch and the pumpkin have interior cuts. We found it best to make the interior cuts first and then cut the outside profiles. Simply drill a start-hole in the interior sections, then thread the scrollsaw blade through the hole before mounting the blade.

Take extra care when sawing the fragile parts, such as the spider's legs, so you won't break them off. (If you don't have an auxiliary table on your scrollsaw to provide maximum support close to the blade, you can make one from %"- or thick plywood. First, bandsaw the plywood to conform to the shape of your table, then drill a V" hole for the blade. Sand the top face smooth, then adhere it to the table using double-faced carpet tape.)

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