Bob H
9th August 2006, 11:17 AM
http://users.vianet.ca/~rhelman/Intarsia/pineapple owl.JPG
This is classed as a Beginner’s design.
But with a bit of imagination it can be enhanced.
The cross hatching on the pineapple was made with a concrete cutting wheel. And the marks in the center of the squares by tapping a flat tipped screw driver to make x’s.
The leaves were contoured with a small drum sander, running it back and forth the length of each leaf.
( I chuck various shaping tools into a Flex Shaft attached to a stationary motor but a hand held drill would usually suffice)
Materials:
Western red cedar for the fruit, Poplar for the leaves, Owl’s body is Lacewood, beak and feet are Pau Amorella (Yellowheart). face is Basswood & the eyes, Ebony. Highlight in the eyes is a tiny dowel, or a drop of white paint would do.
This is classed as a Beginner’s design.
But with a bit of imagination it can be enhanced.
The cross hatching on the pineapple was made with a concrete cutting wheel. And the marks in the center of the squares by tapping a flat tipped screw driver to make x’s.
The leaves were contoured with a small drum sander, running it back and forth the length of each leaf.
( I chuck various shaping tools into a Flex Shaft attached to a stationary motor but a hand held drill would usually suffice)
Materials:
Western red cedar for the fruit, Poplar for the leaves, Owl’s body is Lacewood, beak and feet are Pau Amorella (Yellowheart). face is Basswood & the eyes, Ebony. Highlight in the eyes is a tiny dowel, or a drop of white paint would do.