Porter Bassett
03-16-2010, 2:26 AM
I'm making some scroll-saw baskets (as seen here (http://portersworkshop.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/nesting.jpg)). All of the ones pictured were made from a relatively small amount of wood, because the patterns for the different sized baskets nest into one another, as can be seen here (http://portersworkshop.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/nesting2.jpg). For the amount of wood that it takes to make the largest basket, I get to make one of each of all of the basket sizes. I cut out three of the patterns and glue up the baskets.
The problem is that I want the smaller diameter baskets to be proportionally shorter as well. I can't run it through the planer, because I need the inside pieces to be thinner than the outer pieces. I tried "re-sawing" these thin elliptical shapes on my band saw. Not only was it scary as all get-out, but the wood broke a couple of times as I tried to do this.
If I had a drum sander, it could probably be used for this sort of thing (although it would probably be fairly tedious). Short of that, is there a safe way to do this?
I'm guessing no. I'm thinking that if I want to achieve this effect, I need to cut more levels out of thinner stock, and put more levels into the larger baskets than the smaller ones.
But still, it doesn't hurt to ask. (I hope! ;))
The problem is that I want the smaller diameter baskets to be proportionally shorter as well. I can't run it through the planer, because I need the inside pieces to be thinner than the outer pieces. I tried "re-sawing" these thin elliptical shapes on my band saw. Not only was it scary as all get-out, but the wood broke a couple of times as I tried to do this.
If I had a drum sander, it could probably be used for this sort of thing (although it would probably be fairly tedious). Short of that, is there a safe way to do this?
I'm guessing no. I'm thinking that if I want to achieve this effect, I need to cut more levels out of thinner stock, and put more levels into the larger baskets than the smaller ones.
But still, it doesn't hurt to ask. (I hope! ;))