Thought today I would describe what David does in order to make an item.
- Orders Pattern
- Copies pattern, keeps original
- Makes any corrections on pattern that it needs
- Chooses wood
- Sands/planes wood
- Cuts out pattern
- Glues pattern to wood with spray on adhesive
- Tapes the pattern to wood using packaging tape
- Drills all the holes - sometimes over 300 holes
- Scrollsaws all the parts that need to be cut out, changing blades often
- If pattern needs a backing, tapes that on and finishes the outer edge
- Removes pattern
- Sands wood again, hands it over to me to finish
- Glues backing on, nails sawtooth hanger on or whatever item needs to totally finish it
As you can see, a lot of time and effort goes into creating each piece. Sometimes projects go into the scrap pile because they break, didn't meet our standards, etc. He did a cougar arrowhead clock and completely finished it at which time the side broke. Very frustrating since he had put quite a few hours into the piece. That's part of the crafting world though!!
