The Art of Whittling: Classic Woodworking Projects for Beginners and Hobbyists by Walter Faurot

Author:Walter Faurot
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3, pdf
ISBN: 9781629148601
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 2015-02-02T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER X

SCISSORS

FOR the construction of the scissors, you will need a carefully selected piece of soft pine or basswood about 1¼ inches wide, 3½ inches long, and 5/16 inch thick. This thickness, of course, is a little more than is necessary, but you will need a margin of safety when carving and can trim away any surplus after the joint is made.

In Figure 1, Plate 11, I have indicated by a dotted line just how the pattern should be marked off on the block. Figure 2 shows the block trimmed away even with this pattern. You are now ready to indicate the cuts that are to be made. Figures 3 and 4 show by the dotted lines where each of these cuts is to be made.

The sequence of cuts, which in this model must be strictly adhered to, is of vast importance. I have marked them in the exact order in which they are to be cut; that is a to m, Figures 3 and 4. The cut a can best be made with the special tool you used on the pliers, it being thin and narrow and not so apt to split the wood as the knife-blade. The cut a goes entirely through the pattern from top to bottom. Figure 5 shows the tool while making this cut. Be sure to cut no farther toward either end than the limit shown by the dotted line.

Next, make cuts numbered b and c. There is no difference which of these two is made first. They are also to be made with the little tool in the manner shown at Figures 6 and 7. Insert the tool through the wood at the points shown in the diagram and cut toward either end, as the case may be. Directions are shown by the small arrows.

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