How about a Mexican Bottle Stopper? This project was originally scheduled to be a magazine article but after thinking it over I've decided to do it here. This way you'll be able to see many more photos than would have been available otherwise.-
I used a piece of 2" Basswood for all the parts. While you might think doing the hat will be difficult don't worry. If you follow along I'm sure you'll find it is quite easy. It will be a good lesson on how you can use the grain to make the job simple and easy.
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This first post will just give you the pattern and show how the various parts are cut. I didn't give any measurements. Just take full advantage of the 2" thick piece of wood. The hat brim will take a pretty large piece to cut the side profile but that piece of waste can be used for other things. I've left the photo on this page quite large so if you click on it you can really get a good view of the carving.
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So, let's get started. Lots of photos in the Gallery.
Hi Lynn -
ReplyDeleteI think this will be a great project me. I see it as one that won't require a lot of material or time. This is good, because, if I mess up a part I can just toss it and start over without loosing a lot. TNX for cool project.
Ron
Where do you get the insparation for all these things? very nice.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lynn,
ReplyDeleteThis is next right after the cowboy I am working on. This is great......Myron
Lynn,
ReplyDeleteYou use a 2" THICK piece of basswood for the head does that mean that the head is also 2" WIDE? So after enlarging the pattern that would make the overall head AND hat about 5" is that correct? Also could you give us a measurement on the hat pieces, I'm confused?
Thank you so much for sharing.
Deb