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Digital Patterns: Designed by Steve Good

This document provides instructions for making a segmented bird picture using a scroll saw. It consists of step-by-step directions for cutting out the pattern pieces, sanding the edges, assembling the bird image, and finishing and framing the completed picture. The summary includes permission for commercial printing of the pattern book and contact information for the designer, Steve Good.

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Digital Patterns: Designed by Steve Good

This document provides instructions for making a segmented bird picture using a scroll saw. It consists of step-by-step directions for cutting out the pattern pieces, sanding the edges, assembling the bird image, and finishing and framing the completed picture. The summary includes permission for commercial printing of the pattern book and contact information for the designer, Steve Good.

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Digital Patterns

Designed by Steve Good

www.scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com
Home of Scroll Saw Pattern Printer
and the Scroll Saw Key Chain Printer

Note to commercial print employees: I give my permission to print as many of this pattern book as your customer requires.

[email protected]

Copyright Steve Good 2013

Segmented Bird Picture

Prepare the boared by covering with blue painters tape. Cut ot the patterns and use
spray adhesive to afix it to the board.The tape makes it east to remove the patterns
after it has been cut. It also helps lubricate the blade making it last longer and cut
smoother.

Use a #3 blade to cut the outside of the pattern. Then switch to a very fine blade to
segment the picture. I used Flying Dutchman Superior Puzzle blades. You dont want
the kerf to be too large or the segments wont fit snugly back together.

Cut each segment carefully following the pattern lines. There is one interior cut. It
is the eye. Use a micro drill bit if you have one. If you have to use a larger bit you
will have to do more detail sanding to hide the hole when you fit the pieces mack
together.

Notice how smaill the interior hole for the eye is. It will be easy to hide.
I reassemble the pieces as I cut them out to keep track of their location.

The edges of every piece have to be sanded to round over the edges. Notice how
the sanding makes the lines stand out much better. I used a flap sanger to quickly
round over the pieces. You can hand sand if needed but its going to take a lot
longer.

I wanted the eye to stan proud of the head. In the pictire above I glued a 1/8 thick
shim to the bottom of the eye. All the pieces are then glued to the backer board.Take
your time and get everything lines up. Dont use too much glue. It will be difficult to
clean up if you get squeeze out. I glued the bird to an over sized backer board then
cut the board to size. This made it easy to center.

Im not including the plans for the frame. I make them to fit as I go. Just use you
favorite framing technique. The picture is 7 inches X 7 inches.
I installed the picture in the frame and drove small nails to keep it in place. I predrill
for the nails then lightly tap them in place with a small hammer.

The picture and frame age finished with a spray acrylic. Use several light coats
and bring it to the shine you like.
Hope you enjoy this pattern. As an alternative you could glue the bird to the top
of a box.

1/4 Thick

Use a drill bit to make the dot in the eye.

1/4 Thick

7 inches X 7 inches
Backer Board.

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