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saw dust john · 10-30-2009, 02:40 AM

New guy here, have done any ww in the past 4 years, thought I would get started again.

My wife has a "new" beetle. They have a bud vase.

I think I would like to make a daisy on a stem. I don't want to just cut out flat pedals. I was thinking of maybe cutting on the side of a piece of wood--like say 3/4 thick, the pedals in a slight curve and then side glue them together with a dowel (stem) in the middle. Does that make any kind of sense?
TIA

marshall · 10-30-2009, 02:53 AM

Welcome and maybe if you go to this site it could give you many ideas too , Scrollsaw Workshop seems like there was a flower pattern on his site .........happy woodworking........

Harlan · 10-31-2009, 01:08 AM

It sounds like you want to do compound cutting. Use a 1 1/2 square piece of wood cut the leaf face on the front, tape all the pieces together and cut the edge of the leaf on the side. Look around web sites for more info on "compound cutting". Fox Publishing has books on it and there is usually an article in the SSW & C Magazine.

saw dust john · 11-01-2009, 01:05 AM

thanks guys
that one guys site is pretty interesting

Hoo 55 · 11-01-2009, 07:33 PM

I believe Steve Good has a pattern that might help on his site.
scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com

Barry

10-30-2009, 02:40 AM	#1
saw dust john Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 14	flower for a bug New guy here, have done any ww in the past 4 years, thought I would get started again. My wife has a "new" beetle. They have a bud vase. I think I would like to make a daisy on a stem. I don't want to just cut out flat pedals. I was thinking of maybe cutting on the side of a piece of wood--like say 3/4 thick, the pedals in a slight curve and then side glue them together with a dowel (stem) in the middle. Does that make any kind of sense? TIA

10-30-2009, 02:53 AM	#2
marshall Just love Being Here Join Date: May 2008 Location: Jonesboro AR Posts: 2,117	Welcome and maybe if you go to this site it could give you many ideas too , Scrollsaw Workshop seems like there was a flower pattern on his site .........happy woodworking........ __________________ Usually busier than a cat in a sandbox !!!!!!!!!!! { Dewalt 788 only }

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10-31-2009, 01:08 AM	#3
Harlan Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: La Puente, CA Posts: 35	It sounds like you want to do compound cutting. Use a 1 1/2 square piece of wood cut the leaf face on the front, tape all the pieces together and cut the edge of the leaf on the side. Look around web sites for more info on "compound cutting". Fox Publishing has books on it and there is usually an article in the SSW & C Magazine.

11-01-2009, 01:05 AM	#4
saw dust john Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 14	thanks guys that one guys site is pretty interesting

11-01-2009, 07:33 PM	#5
Hoo 55 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: SW - VA Posts: 49	I believe Steve Good has a pattern that might help on his site. scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com Barry