Odin's Toy Factory

  Filigree Fretwork Cross On a Baking Sheet After seeing someone else using baking sheets in their shop, I picked up a few at my local dollar store to see if they would work for me. One of the uses I came up with was id removing patterns from a complicated scroll saw cutting. In this example, I put the cross on the baking sheet and wet it with mineral spirits. The backing sheet catches any excess mineral spirits, and the pattern will lift off in one piece. The baking sheets are proving to be quite handy and only cost one dollar.

  I have tried every method I can find for attaching patterns. My favorite is to glue the pattern directly to the wood with a spray adhesive like 3M77. Removing the pattern is easy. You wet the pattern with some mineral spirits and let it sit for a short time, and the whole pattern will release in one piece. You may need to clean off some adhesive residue by wiping it with a piece of paper towel wet with mineral spirits. The downside, and there always is a downside, is now you have wood or other material wet with mineral spirits. The mineral spirits will evaporate, but you can hurry things with a fan. These crosses were wet on both sides. One is laminated hardwood flooring, and the other is hardboard. The hardboard soaks up mineral spirits like a sponge. The first ones I propped up so air could circulate, and it took a couple of days for the smell to dissipate. Hanging them on a fan will eliminate the mineral spirits in a couple of hours.