Matching to the Christmas time, I've dedicated myself to a slightly different handicraft - fretwork; therefore the Tiger has a little break.
Fretwork is not really new to me, but the last works are already back over 25 years.
Here is the short report.
The starting material was naturally plywood in the required size; it was used poplar plywood with 4 mm thickness.
All the parts were then transferred according to the present plan with blue paper.
Then follows drilling the cuttings and of course the saw works itself - many parts with still more holes.
Overall have the arc 5 plains; the two outer sheets, two parts castle and a middle part with a tower; which had all to be cut out by hand - pictures...
With external dimensions of approximately 70 cm x 40 cm is a fretsaw with the largest possible stirrup required.
After all parts were cut out, followed the grinding of all parts - a not to underestimated work step. Then followed the installation of the two inner plains. For the arc foot was used a sheet of plywood with a thickness of 4 mm. This plate receive some slits according to the plains; after that was this plate glued on a second plate of plywood with 16 mm thickness.
The two inner plains and the central plate have now been brought into the final position, equipped with the holders for the lights and glued to the foot plate.
Now following the installation of the two outer plates; these were previously also provided with holders for the fairy lights. A couple of small adjustments were necessary and already he was finished - the 3D Light Arch.
