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Thought it would be a good idea to try out my new Wen Spindle sander, so I decided to cut another Cat Statue. Number two of the three patterns I had purchased a while ago. I converted the pattern I received in PDF format into an Inkscape SGV file and resized it a little. The statue is just under 13” tall and just under 6” wide. The oval base is 6” long x 1 ¾” wide with the perimeter being tapered about four degrees. I used 3/4” thick Walnut this time. I also added a tenon to the statue and a mortice in the base to accept the tenon. I used Five Minute Epoxy to fix the tenon in the mortice. The cutting was very easy and done using just one Pegas #3 MGT R blade. All edges of the statue and base were eased with a small round-over router bit. I was able to clean up some of the longer cuts with the Spindle Sander (which works good by the way), but some areas were just too small to access so I had to return to the Dremel Drum Sanders and hand sanding to clean up the tight places. I did a one quick wipe on/wipe off coat of Minwax Walnut Gel Stain just to deepen the wood color a little. Then, as usual, multiple coats of Deft Clear Gloss Lacquer. Comments and critique is always welcome. AND JFYI, these few quick and easy statue projects of late, have just been a diversion from making my more Art Portrait type projects. My shop time has been limited due to a non-Scroll Saw project that has taken up much of my time for the past few weeks. That project will be coming to an end soon and I plan to be able to devote more time in the shop when it is done.
