Hi…I just wanted to point out an “error” or inaccuracy in the article to make the Cat Lover’s Clock, which I am about to do.
In the article John Nelson says to tilt the table to the left and make all cuts in a counterclockwise direction. The pull out pattern says to tilt left and cut clockwise. I tried tilting left and cut clockwise. The pieces do not stop when you try to push them up from the bottom to give them the relief effect. They push right out. They will stop when you recess them. (Push them from the top toward the back of the piece.) So I tilted my table to the right and cut clockwise and it worked fine. Of course, if you follow the instructions in the article and tilt left and cut counterclockwise that will work but the pattern throws you off because the arrows point clockwise and the instruction on the pull out says to cut that way AND to tilt left. If you are going to cut clockwise you must tilt right for the piece to protrude out for the relief effect. Which is what I did. Also the pattern used in the pictures for the article clearly has the arrows pointing in a counterclockwise direction. So the pullout pattern supplied by the magazine is changed from the one Nelson used in the article. It worked out fine for me because I tested it but I wanted to point his out to you.
I also wanted to know how John Nelson made the whiskers effect of the cat’s face. Did he draw the dots to represent the whiskers or did he drill holes?
Thanks for your time,
Jeff Pokerwinski
70 Chamberlin Drive
West Seneca, NY 14210
In the article John Nelson says to tilt the table to the left and make all cuts in a counterclockwise direction. The pull out pattern says to tilt left and cut clockwise. I tried tilting left and cut clockwise. The pieces do not stop when you try to push them up from the bottom to give them the relief effect. They push right out. They will stop when you recess them. (Push them from the top toward the back of the piece.) So I tilted my table to the right and cut clockwise and it worked fine. Of course, if you follow the instructions in the article and tilt left and cut counterclockwise that will work but the pattern throws you off because the arrows point clockwise and the instruction on the pull out says to cut that way AND to tilt left. If you are going to cut clockwise you must tilt right for the piece to protrude out for the relief effect. Which is what I did. Also the pattern used in the pictures for the article clearly has the arrows pointing in a counterclockwise direction. So the pullout pattern supplied by the magazine is changed from the one Nelson used in the article. It worked out fine for me because I tested it but I wanted to point his out to you.
I also wanted to know how John Nelson made the whiskers effect of the cat’s face. Did he draw the dots to represent the whiskers or did he drill holes?
Thanks for your time,
Jeff Pokerwinski
70 Chamberlin Drive
West Seneca, NY 14210
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