Wooden Quilt

[dbelcer]

I've seen replicas of various wooden quilts and I am very much interested in learning more on how to make them.

Some specific questions are any tips on laying out the project. Do you take a copy of each pattern piece and tape it to the wood? Do you use an exacto knife and a straight edge to cut each paper piece and tape it to the specific wood that you are using? What works best? What are some tips for cutting? Do you use a table saw and a miter sled with a hold down? I would really like to learn as much as I can before I tackle practicing with scraps how to make these.

I would consider myself beginner/intermediate in scrolling and intarsia work.

Thanks in advance for all your help.

lovtscroll@comcast.net

[f250]

Be prepared, you are about to get a thousand different ways to do this. You'll have to try many of the suggestions and in the end you end up using what works best for you.

Since I got here first, I get to start

First off I carefully choose not just what wood to use for each peice, but what section, grain pattern and such I want to show up for each piece.

I then (recently tried it and it works ohhh so good) put a layer of packing tape on the wood I'm going to use. I take my pattern and cut out each piece, but not exactly on the pattern lines. I leave just a little extra room that gets cut off and thrown away after cutting on the saw.

If I were going to do a quilt pattern, I might try to use the table saw to get symetrical and repeatable pieces. I think it would have a lot more character if each piece were cut on the scroll saw and then hand fitted, that way no matter where you look on the "quilt," it is a little different.

Tom

[dbelcer]

Tom,

Thanks for your suggestions. They are excellent. I like the idea of package tape on the wood. This protects it from spray adhesive and makes it easier to remove after the cut.
If using the table saw, do you place a pattern piece on the straight edge of the wood leaving that edge as final to start your triangle?
I will experiment using the scroll saw also.