Here is a great
way to display your patriotism.
Simply ad a wooden star, or two, and you have a
nice item to hang on your front door.
The curved grooves look
best if you first cut out a curve guide.
First, download the
drawing by right-clicking on it and
select "SAVE TARGET AS" or
"SAVE LINK AS". Print the
drawing to full scale (see my hintspage if
you need help with this).
Next, cut out a 7" by 11"
rectangle from 1/2" thick plywood or
pine plank. Tape the full-size template
to it and cut out the curves with a
bandsaw, jigsaw, saber saw, or coping
saw.
Remove the template and place a sheet
of carbon paper under it and tape it back
over the flag. Trace the lnes for the
grooves onto the wood.
Use a 1/2" V-Groove router bit to
cut the grooves 1/4" deep along the
lines. To get the best resluts, use the
template to cut a guide that you can
clamp to the wood for cutting the
grooves.
Seal the wood with a good exterior sealer
then get out your red, white and blue
paint to finish the flag.
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*********** WARNING*********** Read my page on safety
before building this item.