BadBob Posted December 9, 2022 Report Share Posted December 9, 2022 I resaw toy parts a lot, so this might also work for an ornament. I cut these three from a piece of pine and resawed it into three pieces. I sanded the saw marks off using my Shopsmith belt sander. Important: I cut slowly and carefully. It worked like a charm. I don't know if I would try this with a round ornament, but if I could figure out a way to keep it from spinning, I might try it. To be clear, I did not use my hands to push this through. OCtoolguy and oldhudson 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadBob Posted December 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2022 If you set this up right, the last pass will shave off the pattern. Gene Howe and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted December 9, 2022 Report Share Posted December 9, 2022 I think I would resaw the wood and then stack cut them. Greatgrandpawrichard, NC Scroller, jollyred and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don watson Posted December 9, 2022 Report Share Posted December 9, 2022 +1 for what Dave says Greatgrandpawrichard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAIrving Posted December 9, 2022 Report Share Posted December 9, 2022 10 hours ago, BadBob said: If you set this up right, the last pass will shave off the pattern. I would shave off the pattern first, then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadBob Posted December 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2022 9 hours ago, Dave Monk said: I think I would resaw the wood and then stack cut them. That would be the conventional way to do it, but this method has advantages. No tape, glue, or nails are needed. You can cut in any order without concern for the layers of the stack coming loose. Cut the outside first if you like. It is easy, fast, may save some wood, and produces good results with less work in my shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted December 9, 2022 Report Share Posted December 9, 2022 5 hours ago, BadBob said: That would be the conventional way to do it, but this method has advantages. No tape, glue, or nails are needed. You can cut in any order without concern for the layers of the stack coming loose. Cut the outside first if you like. It is easy, fast, may save some wood, and produces good results with less work in my shop. My luck after spending the time cutting it would break when resawing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimmerstutzen Posted December 14, 2022 Report Share Posted December 14, 2022 when my kids were very young, I would cut simple animal shapes and ornament shapes out of 2x 4's on my band saw and then re saw the shapes into three or 4 separate pieces. at that point I drilled holes for ornament hooks and turned the cut outs over to the kids to paint with their water colors. It was something we did every year. An ornament for each aunt, uncle, grandparent, teacher, etc and some for "our" rec room tree. My ex wouldn't allow anything on the family Christmas tree except her fancy European hand blown glass ornaments, so I bought a cheap artificial tree that we put up in the rec room for their ornaments. I still make a few dozen ornaments every year, give most away and put the rest on the family tree. Not even close to the fancy stuff I see here, but designed and made by me. Gene Howe and Roberta Moreton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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