All the gun collectors and your family will love to get one of these for Christmas. This is a very simple project to cut and it looks pretty convincing.
This colt 45 plaque is 12 inches long and 7 inches tall. There are only 11 parts to cut on this pattern. A successful result is all about contouring.
All the parts except the handle are cut from MDF. All the parts are 1/4 inch thick except for the two parts of the chamber. The chamber is 1/2 inch thick.
Use all the tools you have at your disposal to do the contouring. I used sandpaper, sanding disk, sanding drum, carving tools and a Dremel tool. Take your time and get the contouring correct.
The picture above shows all the parts after they been contoured. Glue everything in place except for the wooden handle.
Mask off an area to later glue on the handle. Give the body of the gun several coats of black spray paint.
Glue the handle in place and give the whole weapon a couple coats of spray lacquer.
Now you can glue the pistol to the plaque and don't forget to order your custom signature coins so you can sign this project. How was that for a cheap plug? :)
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$12 per sheet of 12 coins plus $3.50 shipping.
Four designs to choose from.
These custom signature coins give that special project a special signature.
Show the pride you put in your work by adding you signature.
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Scroll Saw Pattern Design Tutorial: DVD
Let me teach you to create a beautiful wooden portrait pattern. I will show you everything you need from start to finish. The video will show you the free software program you can download for Windows or Mac OS. I will show you how to install the program and configure it for best results.
Let me teach you to create a beautiful wooden portrait pattern. I will show you everything you need from start to finish. The video will show you the free software program you can download for Windows or Mac OS. I will show you how to install the program and configure it for best results.
Then I will show you the technique to take your photograph and make a pattern from it. When the pattern is complete we will go in the shop and cut it.
The DVD is $10 plus shipping. This is a data DVD that you will use on your computer to watch the video tutorial
Every Scrollsaw Workshop Pattern from 2007-2017 in DVD
Purchase the entire Scrollsaw Workshop pattern catalog for offline access.
This DVD has 2,300 patterns published from 2007 thru 2017.
The DVD is $20 plus shipping. Ships to 60 countries around the world.
The DVD is $20 plus shipping. Ships to 60 countries around the world.
If you use the DVD on a Windows PC there is a simple viewer program to browse through the patterns.
The DVD also works fine on a MAC. The viewer program is not MAC compatible but there is an included PDF with all the patterns shown as thumbnails for easy viewing.
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