Cheers to Vernon Yates…

Vernon has given US the idea of using 1/4″ plywood instead of paper to create the simple pattern. Today’s post is putting that idea into reality.

Sequence 1)

Cut 4 pieces at 4 1/4″ X 5 1/2″ X 1/4″. Stack the pieces on top of each other and fasten them together. Next mark out the length of desired pattern.

Sequence 2)

Mark the width of the end part to 1 1/4″ then mark the 1/2 way mark at 3/4″. Join the two lines to create the butterfly pattern.

Sequence 3)

Notice the shape of the pattern. Next cut out the pattern though all four parts of the 1/4″ plywood using a jigsaw or bandsaw. Once cut out then we need you to clean up the pattern with a file and sandpaper.

Sequence 4)

Separate all four parts and join them together on a clean piece of 1/4″ pattern plywood. To cut different sizes of butterflies use different sizes of guide bushing see  photos 11 and 12 in sequence 4.

Question/Answer: Today’s question/Answer is about changing the sizes of the finished inlay pieces without changing the pattern. How would you change the size of the pattern hole without changing the pattern? See Photos 11 and 12 for the answer…

Routing technique to create the solid pattern:

1) Drill a 3/4″ hole into the 1/4″ pattern plywood in center of the pattern hole.

2) Now using a 1/2″ flush trim bit, set the depth of cut to the master pattern and cut the out the pattern. Once done you now have the perfectly shaped pattern ready to cut and join the miter cut picture frames together.