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As my other instructables this is made with household tools such as saws, drill bits and a Dremel. I am proud of that because I see that I can get pre...
Mitre Box; Clamp; Wood saw; Small metal saw (used for the wood because it is very small); Very old drill; Polishing felt dril...
First of all I drew the symbol on a piece of paper with the compass. Of course it is not necessary but I gives the Idea of what you are planning to do...
With my unknown tool for cutting straight I cut two slices of wood about 8 mm thick. On that tool you clamp the piece of wood and follow its guides wi...
With the compass I drew on the slices the desired designs. I did not think about the wood grains but next time I would try to make them parallel on th...
From the slices I then cutted the small drop-like pieces using the Dremel Multi Purpose cutting bit and keeping the dremel on the drill press. Remembe...
Then I had to make the two pieces fit toghether, for this step I just used a manual rat-tail file (and a lot of patience). Putting the pieces besides...
I kept a little bit of the sawdust to mix it with the epoxy glue to fill any gaps left over. To mix the sawdust and the epoxy you have to use an exces...
Since I had to be quick there are not pictures of the process, I will just describe it: With the mixing stick I put a lot of glue on the inner si...
Using the small metal saw I cut around the piece to make it round. Then I manually filed it till the round shape.
I tried to scrap off the excess of glue using a Dremel grinding stone bit (n. 952), but I just got the bit all dirty with glue and rendered it useless...
To make the two "eyes" of the drop-like pieces, I used a bit that was as thick as a toothpick ad drilled two passing holes. I then put the toothpick t...
I then drilled the hole on the side, where the necklase should pass. Holding it firmly I drilled through it trying to go as straight as possible. But ...
To protect the pendant I put some wax on it. I scaped the wax with the polishing felt and then passed on the wood surface to make it shiny. To give a ...
I am really satisfied with the result! It surely has some flaws, first of all the side hole but on the front you can see that the dark piece is not w...
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