Datasheet

Resaw
and
plane
7+"-thick maple
stock to
t/+"
thick for the mountains
(A,
B,
C).
Make
three copies
of the
mountains
on the WOOD PATTERNSa
insert.
Note that all three
mountains are
on a combined
pattern
with different
types
of lines.
Cut
the mountain patterns
close
to the lines
and adhere them to
your
stock with spray
adhesive.
Scrollsaw
the
mountains
to
shape. Drill
blade starl holes
in the
pattelns'
shaded
areas, and saw them
out.
Chuck
a
t,/,g"
brad-point
drill bit in
your
drill
press.
Drill
%"
holes
-7s"
deep, where
indicated
on the mountain
patterns,
as shown in Photo
A.
Resaw
and
plane
7+"-thick maple
stock to
t,/+"
thick for
the trees
(D,
E).
Make
four
copies of each
tree on the
pat-
tern insert,
and adhere
them
to
your
/+"-thick
stock with spray
adhesive.
Drill
blade start holes
in the
patterns'
76
shaded areas.
and saw them out.
Scrollsaw the
trees. Clamp the trees
to
your
drill-press
fence,
and drill the
%"
holes in
their bottoms, where indicated
on the
patterns.
Cut eight-7+"-long
pieces
of
t,/s"
dowel,
and
_elue
them in the holes.
Cut the base
(F)
to the size shown.
Install a3/+"
dado blade in
your
table-
saw, and cut a
7s"-deep
groove,
where
shown
on
Drawing
1.
Stack the three
mountains
together and check
their fit in
the
groove.
They should
slip in
and out
of the
groove
with little
play.
Drill
the three
t/a"
holes in
the base,
where shown. Draw
the
5"
radii
at
the base's ends.
and bandsaw and
sand
them
to the lines.
Cut a
3/ex3/tx8"
blank for
the
fillers
(G),
then cut off
two
2"-long pieces.
Center the mountains
side-to-side in
the
-qroove.
Glue the fillers in
the
groove,
as
shown in Photo
B. Trim
the fillers flush
Using
your
fence to align the workpieces,
drill the
t/s"
tree-mounting holes in
the
mountains,
centered on their thickness.
WOOD magazine
November 2002