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Tip
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Compound Cuts On A Bandsaw
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Band
Saw Sculpture
The cabriole leg is made with two sets of cuts, one a mirror
image of the other. If you make two sets of cuts that are
totally different from each other, you can end up with some
fantastic sculptures--animals, people, abastract shapes.
To sculpt
with your band saw, you have to develop two patterns. Say
you want to cut out an animal; imagine what that animal looks
like from the front and draw the outline. Next, imagine what
it looks like from the side (or in some cases, the top) and
draw that outline. Take care to make each of your drawings
exactly the same scale. Use these two outlines as patterns
for making a series of compound band saw cuts. Once again,
make your first piece out of scrap stock to see if your patterns
give you what you want.
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