There's an upside to being unemployed - I got to try out this "Painter's Tape" method and make some sawdust in the mean time. And I really like using the painter's tape - thanks to all that mentioned/recommended it.
It's called "Nature's Majesty" from White Tail Designs - I found it in the Mar 2008 Creative Woodworks and Crafts.
There's the whole series of steps from blank board to finished project in my gallery.
It's soft Maple on Birch plywood. I used Olsen #2 CT and #5 CT blades to cut it out. I started with a #2 spiral, but it just took too much wood. The backer board was sprayed with a gloss black and then sanded to get the flat look back - but it ends up shiny anyway - and the whole thing was sprayed with clear Poly-crylic - a water based coating that I had available.
There's about 4 hours in saw time.
It's called "Nature's Majesty" from White Tail Designs - I found it in the Mar 2008 Creative Woodworks and Crafts.
There's the whole series of steps from blank board to finished project in my gallery.
It's soft Maple on Birch plywood. I used Olsen #2 CT and #5 CT blades to cut it out. I started with a #2 spiral, but it just took too much wood. The backer board was sprayed with a gloss black and then sanded to get the flat look back - but it ends up shiny anyway - and the whole thing was sprayed with clear Poly-crylic - a water based coating that I had available.
There's about 4 hours in saw time.