I recently carved a set of Borromean rings following the steps spelled out in Bjarne Jespersen's "Woodcarving Magic" [Amazon link]. Although his instructions are quite clear, I thought I would document them here using photos instead of drawings. Most of the waste wood is removed by sawing but it is important to get the dimensions and locations of each cut pretty close to exact. I used a backsaw. I didn't trust myself to make the required cuts on my bandsaw. I then shaved the cuts down to exact size and location with a Helvie 'Don Mertz' upsweep style knife.
I started with a 2 inch cube of yellowheart. The first step is to divide 2" by 5, giving 0.4". Each cut in the project will be either 0.4" deep or 0.8" (2 x 0.4) deep.
Picture 1 shows the cube after the first series of cuts.
Further steps to follow.
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I started with a 2 inch cube of yellowheart. The first step is to divide 2" by 5, giving 0.4". Each cut in the project will be either 0.4" deep or 0.8" (2 x 0.4) deep.
Picture 1 shows the cube after the first series of cuts.
Further steps to follow.
image_6576.jpg
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