Template-Apattern
for forming an accurate
copy of an object or
shape.Step 1
Cut your parts to length
by using your measuring
tape to mark the distance
and your combination
square to draw a line to
follow with your
handsaw. To be sure of a
squarecutuseascrap
piece of wood as a guide
piecejustlikewedidin
building the birdhouse.
Step 2
Next we need to mark the
area to be cut out for the
handle of the bat to slide into.
On our bat the handle
measured about 1 1/8”
across at the very bottom.
We looked for something that
wasjustalittlelargertouse
as a template to draw a circle
on the shelf. What turned out to work just right
was a measuring cup that comes with liquid
medicine. The center of the cup should be about
2” from the left side of the shelf and there should
be ¾” of wood left between the cup and the back
of the shelf.
Use your combination square to mark lines down from the outside of the
circle to the front edge of the shelf. These will be your cut lines to follow
with the blade of your coping saw. Clamp the shelf to the workbench to
helpholditwhileyousaw.