Welcome to the Seascape page, we have been commissioned to make a colourful underwater scene comprising of different coral and tropical fish with the overall size being 4ft x 2.5ft

The first piece to be cut out is the Brain Coral which will be situated in the bottom left hand corner, the internal cuts have been pre-drilled

Adding to the lower left hand corner are a couple of shells, a sea sponge and starfish, the beginnings of the background is made from Tulip wood

Checking the fit of each adjoining piece as we go

Sanding down the sea sponge to create different height levels

This bottom left hand corner, shaped and sanded

Working across from the bottom left to the far right

Shaping one of the sea plants

The far bottom right hand corner cut out and ready for shaping

Using masking tape to hold the pieces together while checking the outline of the piece against the sea background

Tracing around the individual pieces onto the sea background

Following the new traced line to cut out part of the sea background

Using the drill to make a blade entry hole in the section to be removed

Check the fit of the new pieces before cutting

Using the scrollsaw to cut out waste material

The insert fitted note the grain going in the opposite direction to give added detail to the finished piece

Rough sand the coral down to different heights

Marking the height of an adjacent piece on the sea shell

Scene progressing nicely

Tracing around one of the fish onto the sea surface

Cutting around the shape of the fish on a piece that will be the sea

Making progress up from the bottom right hand corner

As with the left hand side

Marking around the top of a sea sponge where it meets a piece of coral

Note the slight difference in the new trace line to the original pattern line

Cutting out the top most coral

Marking out the correct position of the pieces onto the back-board

Fitting the clown fish into the pieces of coral

Cutting out the many pieces of small coral

Tracing around the clown fish area so it can be dropped into the sea pieces

Starting the sanding process of the clown fish area

The vocal point in the centre of the Seascape is a large piece of coral with fish appearing to be circling around it

The fin of this fish has been raised with a 3mm insert