This country chic cow is a moo-velous project for honing your skills at cutting out shapes—as well as using lumber scraps that all woodworkers seem to accumulate.
Supplies and Equipment Used:
- Lumber scraps ¼" to ¾" thick—hardwood, MDF, plywood, etc.
- 24" twine or narrow ribbon
- 12" ribbon
- Acrylic paints
- Picture hanging hardware
- Liquid wood adhesive
- Country Chic Cow pattern
- Proxxon Scroll Saw DS 460
- Proxxon Bandsaw MBS/E
- Proxxon Bench Drill Press TBM 115
- Proxxon Disc Sander TSG 250/E
- Proxxon Delta Sander OZI/E
Step-by-step Instructions for the Country Chic Cow Wall Hanging:
- Print the Country Chic Cow pattern. Mount the pattern pieces on the wood blanks. Cover one side of the blanks with painter's tape. Mist the back side of the pattern with spray adhesive, and mount on the taped blank. The painter's tape made removal of the pattern easy without leaving any sticky residue.
- Cut out the shapes using the bandsaw or scroll saw.
- Drill holes using the bench drill press fitted with a 5/32" drill bit. Place a scrap of waste wood under the blank to minimize tear out. Set the adjustable fence to maximize drilling accuracy.
- Sand edges of hooves and body using the disc sander.
- Sand the edges of the head using the Delta sander. I use the Delta sander mounted in the Precision Vice FMZ so both hands are free to manipulate the piece I'm sanding.
- Now it's time to paint the pieces. Paint the entire surface of the body and the head white, and the hooves black. Set aside to dry.
- When the paint is dry, sketch areas on the head and body for black accents and for the nose on the head. Paint the sketched areas.
- When the paint is dry, attach picture hanging hardware to the back of the body piece.
- Using liquid wood adhesive, glue the head to the body.
- Tie the hooves to the body using twine.
- Glue a bow to the head.
- Enjoy your country chic cow wall hanging.
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