Cat and Butterfly Statue

[FrankEV]

I said I would not be posting until next year but, I had a little time and decided to make a Christmas Gift for my grown-up Granddaughter’s apartment.

I modified a Steve Good Cat Door Topper Pattern and used it to make a solid wood statue with base. 

I increased the pattern size to make the statue 7.5” tall by 9.0” long mounted on a 7.5” long x 3” wide oval base that all was cut from 3/4" Maple.   The base perimeter was beveled approximately 6 degrees.  The statue was cut using a Pegas #3 MGT R blade and the base was cut with a Pegas #5 MGT R Blade.

I eased all the sharp edges using a 1/8” round-over bit using my router and did additional sculpturing with my hand held Dremel Tool where the router bit would not reach.  Then lots of sanding.

The figure is mounted to the base with a mortice and tendon joint using both Titebond and AC Glues.   

I hand painted the butterfly (as can be seen I did not do a good job on the very small area) with Artist Acrylic Paints and then applied a Clear Gloss Lacquer Finish. I think it looks OK if you don’t get toooooo close. I think she will like it as she is a cat lover.

 

  

 

Comments and critiques always welocme.

PS: I’ve got another quick project going that I might just get done before we head out on trip to Branson, MO. for Christmas. So, maybe one more post this year.

[barb.j.enders]

Looks good.

I cut the set a few years back.  Didn't remember that it was a door topper.  I cut them from 3/4" thick wood and called them shelf sitters.

[rjweb]

Very nice, RJ

[FrankEV]

4 hours ago, barb.j.enders said:

Looks good.

I cut the set a few years back.  Didn't remember that it was a door topper.  I cut them from 3/4" thick wood and called them shelf sitters.

You did spell that correctly?  

[barb.j.enders]

19 hours ago, FrankEV said:

You did spell that correctly?  

I did.... Did you read it correctly?