| When you use a piece of wood for a project, you're not always resigned to the grain that there. If you have a larger pice of wood than you'll need for your project, you can choose the section you want to use in order to show the the best or to showcase the grain pattern. It's easy, only takes a few minutes, and can made a big difference in the outcome of your project.
How to get started...
1. First you need a larger ppice of wood than the project you're going to make.
2. Next you need to make the "Picture Frame" template that you'll use to choose the grain area in the wood. Take a piece of oversized cardboard and cut out the center in the size and or shape of the pattern of your project. In this example, I'm cutting out a 3" x 5" piece of wood, so I'm using an 8" x 10" piece of cardboard and cutting a 3" x 5" rectangular hole out of the center.
3. Take your picture frame template and lay it on the piece of wood, then move it around until you get the woodgrain you like "Framed" in the cut out.
4. Now draw a line around the inside edge of the template before you remove it.
5. Now you have your cut-out pattern. Once it's cut it will showcase the best position of the wood grain.
See the photo's below. |
