DIY wooden wing Jumps (Part 3)

The above picture shows what I got after I put all the pieces together. The next step is to decide what I want to use to fill the empty part of the wing in the middle.


The Easy way
I find the easiest and cheapest way is to simply use the good old trusted cloth tape (about $2 from any hardware or stationary shop). Just stick them across the bottom and top part of the just. and you will set a setup similar to the picture shown below. Be sure to tap both side.





A little more involved
While the cloth tap method is the easiest, for some, it does feel a little to cheap and they would like to get a bit of wood in there. To do that, just visit the art section of  Diaso shop or ArtFriends and get strips of art wood.  Mark them using the frame of the jump and cut them to size. Next use craft glue or wood glue and join them together. Paint the wood for the final finish.


Getting really carried away
In this project, I got carried away and decided to add an acrylic cut out to the empty space.

To do this, you would need to first draw out you cut out in digital format. You would need to supply the design in .ai or .eps format for any laser cutting company to help cut the acrylic for you. If you are not artistically incline, you can go to fiverr.com and engage any of these freelance artist to produce the drawing you want.


Only one word of advise. Most laser cutting company requires each cut out to be done within a single stroke. So avoid holes in your design. Your design should also fit as much as possible into any of their standard size acrylic. for example mine fits into their standard size of 40x28cm. and is shown below:





Notice that one of the ear of the bottom dog joins with the feet of the top dog. This will allow me to save on the cutting cost as the cutter charge by per cut....:) I got chyeguan to do this for me and was able to get each pair cut for S$30 dollars. Yeah, I know its more then the S$20 I spent on the wood, but I got really carried away for this.


Other Method
There are other method of filling up the gap. For example, you could use cloth or PVC canvases. But do make sure that there a gap for air flow, especially if you are training outdoors...