This toy took the form of a tiger. I wanted to highlight the stripes on the tiger , so I used different types of wood for the colours. I picked yellowheart and walnut to glue up the tiger.
I was surprised at how soft yellowheart is. It is comparable to pine in grain and density.
The tiger is going to our friends overseas, they just had their second son a few weeks ago.
I used an old Marples 12 " bow saw to cut the profile of the animal. The saw performed nicely
with the original 8ish tpi blade. The saw was a bargain on ebay. I paid around $70 shipping included for the saw. Nearly identical saws can fetch $160 before shipping.
