Cherry Spalted
maple
Simply Elegant
Hole-saw Bracelet
Make unique jewelry using only a few tools and some choice pieces from your scrap bin.
fPurchase the holesaws and glue
needed for this project.
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3¼"-diam. hole
saw, turning at
500 RPM
Carrier board
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Laminate a blank. Cut thin stock (we used 1⁄4"-thick cherry) 2
into 4×4" squares. Laminate them, face to face, alternating Define the outside diameter. Glue the blank to a carrier board. Clamp the carrier to your drill press table after the glue
grain direction with each layer. dries. Then, bore a 31⁄4"-diameter circle through the blank and 1⁄8" into the carrier board. Plunge slowly for best cut quality.
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Now, cut the inner diameter. Without moving the carrier board, drill a second circle inside Get more from your wood. If you’d like to make another smaller bracelet (perfect for
the first using a 23⁄4"-diameter hole saw. children), drill a third circle inside the other two using a 21⁄4"-diameter hole saw.
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Free the rings. Cut the blank at the bandsaw so that the bracelets’ outside laminations end up the same finished thickness. Begin with the cut on the outside face; the second cut
releases the bracelets from the carrier board.
Tip! No oscillating
spindle sander? Use your
drill press equipped with
a sanding drum instead.
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John Olson A bevel adds comfort and good looks. Cut a 1⁄8"-thick piece of scrap and tape it next to a sanding drum. Sand bevels on the inside profile by slowly and
Project design: Dr. Paul Kincaid, steadily rotating the bracelet. Feel the bevel for smoothness as you work. Repeat for the outside profile. Hand-sand the inside and outside of the bracelet
Lawrence, Kan. to 320 grit, then apply a finish. We wiped on several layers of CA glue and polished to a high shine. Start with 400-grit sandpaper, sand in steps to 800-
grit, then polish the bracelet with 0000 steel wool.
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