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Medusa
is a character in the Greek mythology. Briefly, she was transformed into
a monster by Athena, who was jealous of her beauty. She had snaked
for hair, and was so hideous that anybody who stared at her was
turned to stone instantly. She has been represented countless times
through history in diverse types of ornamentation, starting with the
Greeks and Romans.
In this section I show you more pictures of
Medusa's box along with several pictures taken during its construction. These
pictures do not intend to be an exhaustive account or complete instructions, just some
comments that can be of interest.
The box has 12 sides and a diameter of 27
cm (about 11 inches), though of course the pattern can be resized at
will.
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I use masking tape to transfer the
pattern to the wood. It sticks strongly to the wood. Once the piece
of wood is covered with the masking tape you can glue the pattern to
the masking tape and proceed to cut the pieces. The wood used is 4
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When the pieces have been cut
the masking tape can be easily removed and leaves no residue at
all, at least the one I found.
In this case I did some stacking so I got some extra pieces for
a future box, particularly the cover of the box, which has many
holes. |
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It is essential to check
that all the pieces fit before continuing. |
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After dyeing the wood and
finishing it with several sprayed coats of glossy polyurethane (or
whatever you prefer), the back of the fretworked pieces is
covered with a contrasting material, in this case red felt.
Do not cover the fretwork pieces with felt to the top, leave a
short distance uncovered in the upper side so that when the
interior is covered with wood a groove is created. This groove
is later filled with wood paste. |
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Once the box is mounted the
fretwork is covered with masking tape to preserve the felt
clean of saw dust. The interior of the box is covered with
pieces of wood. The height of these is the same as the
height of the exterior pieces but the width depends on the
thickness of the felt you have used. You have to measure
accurately and do some sanding here. The groove in the
border is filled with wood paste and sanded. |
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The interior of the box
is then treated to obtain the finish of your preference,
in this case with several coats of glossy polyurethane. |
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The cover is treated in the
same way. The fretwork pieces are dyed in oak color and the
rest of the pieces in walnut, to create a nice contrast.
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The soft texture of the felt
creates a staring effect. |
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The final aspect of the box can
be seen here. |
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Please note that this pattern is registered and copyrighted. If you
would like to have it I offer it for 7 € plus shipping. The pattern is computer made,
which provides total precision, and nicely printed for convenient
scrolling.
Click
here to
buy this pattern. Write me to
info@finescrollsaw.com
for any questions. |
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This project has
been made by Juán Vázquez from Sevilla, Spain. |
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The following
pictures are courtesy of Hugues Tournay from France. |
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This picture has been sent by Jose Luis Tellez from Celaya
(Guanajuato, Mexico).
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