Bridge size question

[Birchbark]

I have been trying to learn pattern making, I've made a few, but i'm wondering how small the minimum width a bridge should be. I would think that it depends on the material and the skill of the person cutting. Am i right in this? How narrow can i go on the bridges? What makes most people comfortable? Not much point in doing all the work and not having anyone be able to cut them..

TIA

Russell

[Travis]

I think you hit it on the head, its really what you're comfortable with. Usually when I design, I'll print out the pattern and, with a red pen, circle bridges that need to be beefed up.

 

If you're designing a pattern using my specs in the class (150pixels per inch), a 3 pixel wide brush is about the size of a #3 blade kerf and a 5 pixel brush is about the size of the kerf of a #5 spiral. So I'd say that a bridge should be about the size of a 5 pixel brush or larger.

[Birchbark]

hey thanks! That's just the kind of information i was hoping for. I have been trying to keep the dpi at 150 but man that three pixels is way small, ha, even at 150

i was also hoping that five pix was big enough that was what i was trying to use mostly. As a gauge and to make lines. Good.

Thanks for the info, I'll make that a standard practice now.

Russell