| Swedish Wall Shelf: Cutting the Pieces |
From "Woodworking"
episode DIW-207 |
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Need a place to showcase a treasured possession? DIY Woodworking host Bruce Johnson did, so he created a pair of handsome wall shelves based on a 19th-century Swedish antique. Johnson created his shelves from black walnut (with a clear oil finish) but says any wood can be selected to match surrounding woodwork or furnishings. Woodworkers who choose to undertake this beginner-level project can achieve the same results for about $30. The Swedish Wall Shelf pattern in Bruce Johnson's demonstration was featured in the February 2000 issue of American Woodworker magazine. For ordering information, go to the Resources list below and click on "Swedish Wall Shelf Pattern". Materials: 1/2" thick wood
Planer (optional)
Shelf pattern
Masking tape
Carbon paper
Pencil
Scroll saw
- If necessary, plane wood to 1/2" thickness (figure A).
- Layer carbon paper and shelf pattern, securing to wood's surface with masking tape.
- Use pencil to carefully trace the pattern onto wood (figure B), then remove carbon paper and pattern.
- Before cutting along traced pattern, use relief cuts to alleviate blade stress and increase maneuverability. Simply use the scroll saw to cut v-shaped "notches" from the outside edge of the board into corner areas of the pattern (figure C).
- Once relief cuts have been made, use scroll saw to carefully cut all pieces along pattern outline (figure D).
- Repeat steps until all pieces have been traced and cut.
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RESOURCES :
The Art of the Scroll Saw: Award Winning Designs
Model: 0806908548
Author: Patrick Spielman
1995
Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
Website: www.sterlingpub.com
Scroll Saw Basics
Model: 0806972246
Author: Patrick Spielman
March 1991
Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
Website: www.sterlingpub.com
Scroll Saw Handbook
Model: 0806947705
Author: Patrick Spielman
November 1986
Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
Website: www.sterlingpub.com
Scroll Saw Pattern Book
Model: 0806947721
Author: Patrick Spielman
October 1986
Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
Website: www.sterlingpub.com
Artistic Scroll Saw Patterns and Projects
Model: 080699424X
Author: Dan Kihl & Patrick E. Spielman
September 1997
Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
Website: www.sterlingpub.com
Build It Together: 30 Easy Woodworking Projects for Kids and Adults
Author: Katie Hamilton & Gene Hamilton
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811724212
Fine Woodworking
A magazine devoted to high-quality craftsmanship in woodworking.
The Taunton Press Inc.
Website: www.taunton.com
Building Shelves in a Weekend: 15 Step-By-Step Woodworking Projects
Model: 1558705481
Author: Alan and Gill Bridgewater
(March, 2000)
Popular Woodworking Books
Woodworking Basics: The Essential Benchtop Reference
Author: William Perkins Spence
Publisher: Sterling
ISBN: 0806909412
176 Woodworking Projects: A Workbench Treasury
Model: 0806965282
Author: Workbench Magazine
To order this title from Amazon, click here.
Scroll Saw Scandinavian Patterns and Projects
Model: 0806909862
Author: Patrick E. Spielman and Gosta Dahlqvist
Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
Website: www.sterlingpub.com
Scroll Saw Shelf Patterns
Model: 0806985860
Author: Patrick E. Spielman and Loren Raty
Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
Website: www.sterlingpub.com
Swedish Wall Shelf Pattern
The Swedish Wall Shelf Pattern in Bruce Johnson's demonstration was featured in the February 2000 issue (#78) of American Woodworker magazine.
Back issues are available for $5 each. Photocopies of past articles are available for $3 each.
For either, write or call (8 am to 5 pm CST, M-F):
American Woodworker Reprint Center
Box 83695
Stillwater, MN 55083-0695
(715) 247-5060
American Woodworker Magazine
American Woodworker
Website: www.americanwoodworker.com
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