Draw cross pieces in Easel and choose their proportions for a wall or shelf display.
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Start from a blank workpiece
The animation below shows drawing a two-piece wooden cross from scratch in Easel. A long upright and a shorter crossbar are cut from quarter-inch wood, then glued face to face where they overlap. The wood is the design material; glue and a wall hanger are separate supplies.
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Draw the upright as a 1 × 6-inch rectangle with an outside cut through the example ¼-inch stock.
Beside it, draw a 4 × 1-inch crossbar with the same through cut. The recording uses a 10 × 8-inch blank: the upright spans x=1 to 2 and y=1 to 7, and the crossbar spans x=3 to 7 and y=1 to 2. Both pieces fit inside the stock with space for the 1/16-inch cutter.
After cutting, remove the holding tabs and smooth the edges. Center the crossbar across the upright with its top 1½ inches below the upright’s top, then glue the 1 × 1-inch overlap. The joint is ½ inch thick; the rest remains ¼ inch thick. This makes a stepped cross rather than a flush half-lap joint.
Add a separate hanger suitable for the intended display. The recording supplies the simple cut pieces, not Celtic carving or floating-cross hardware, and does not establish physical joint strength.
Walnut carving keeps the cross in one piece; the red-oak design needs a frame and separate suspension hardware. The shared wooden geometry does not include the bandsaw work or magnets.
Celtic carving on walnutby Debbie & Steve LeeDebbie & Steve Lee carved the Celtic decoration into walnut, then cut the outside cross shape with a bandsaw. The shared file provides the carved pattern; do not expect it to supply the photographed outside cut. Their description identifies Easel Pro V-carving.
Red-oak pieces for a floating crossby T. BrockT. Brock’s red-oak design uses a cross suspended inside an arch. This photograph shows the complete arch and loose cross before suspension. The native workpiece contains three wooden shapes; two magnets and fishing line must be added to create the floating effect.
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From Shannon Dolese’s project comment
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In his November 17, 2023 comment on Jesus_Cross_Layered, Shannon Dolese says he sets the top cut slightly deeper than the ⅛-inch maple layer to reveal the ¾-inch walnut beneath it.
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From Jesus_Cross_Layered by Shannon Dolese.
Ask a questionThe two-piece design needs a glued overlap; a carved one-piece cross needs its outer profile cut as well. Decide which construction you want before changing the proportions.
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