PRACTICE EXERCISE 25
Objective To make a series of cuts to produce a basket using the lapover method.
Materials needed
(1) ½” x 7-1/2” x 9-1/4” long piece of wood
#3 skip tooth blade
1/64” diameter drill
1/32” diameter drill
1/8” diameter drill
3 small brads
Step 1: Make a copy of Practice Exercise 25 (enlarge the copy 130 percent) and attach it to a piece of knot-free wood.
Step 2: Prime and paint the top and bottom surfaces. (I chose pink for the sample.)
Step 3: Drill (63) 1/32”-diameter holes including holes at “a,” “b,” and “c” for the finish nails.
Step 4: Drill one 1/8”-diameter hole for the eye.
Step 5: Drill the (61) 1/64”-diameter holes.
Step 6: Starting at starter hole “d,” cut out the round basket.
Step 7: Make the exterior cut around the body.
Step 8: Make the five loop cuts. Try for sharp corners at each hole.
Step 9: Glue up the six layers using the five line-up lines.
NOTE Each level is rotated 15 degrees and glued together to create a basket assembly.
Dry fit the pieces before gluing them.
Step 10: Add 3 brads to secure the basket assembly and the foot.
Step 11: Glue the basket assembly to the body.
Step 12 Rotate the “foot” 90 degrees and glue it in place.
This article is excerpted from Scroll Saw Workbook Copyright © 1999,2003 by Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Inc.
