Travis

It was a lot of fun. I'm still learning about live streaming. It's tricky managing that many cameras, trying to keep an eye on chat, etc. A lot of streamers are located in 1 spot like their desk. But I have to move around my shop to different work stations. I'll get it figured out soon enough. The thing with live streaming is that it is longform material. You see all of the raw details, including prepping, sanding, responding to chat, and messing with cameras. I did the sanding off camera, but I wanted to demonstrate how to piece together a pattern, how to apply it to your work material, and secure material for stack cutting. For those who don't know anything about scrolling, that's valuable to see it being done. So that's the reason I kept that part in. I also had to do some social media blasts to get people into the room and let them know I"m streaming live. Otherwise, I'd be talking to an empty room. There's lots to juggle. But, I'll get better with time. I think the way a lot of people watch live streams is to either leave it on in the background. They pop in and out of the process or have fun in the chat. People who watch are usually multi-tasking. It's a whole different beast with it's own subculture, which I find really interesting. The chat is like a typical chat room and not like a Skype call. So viewers can only type. Many times, the host will talk into the camera in response to a chat comment. It's actually better that way. Could you imagine if everybody is trying to talk at the same time! LOL. I also found out there is a 15 second delay or so. I think it's built into they system. I'm not sure if the whole channel is delayed 15 seconds, or just the video. Still learning, but I'm having a lot of fun with it. Twitch archives the live streams for 2 weeks. So if you missed it, but still want to check it out, you can see the recording here: https://www.twitch.tv/bytravis/profile

Easter Sunday is tricky. But I'm excited about it and I didn't want to wait. I'll be streaming next Sunday too, so no worries if you can't make this one.

Howdy all. I'm trying my hand at something new. I'm going to try livestreaming from my workshop! I never done this before, but it should be a lot of fun. For my first live broadcast, I'm going to cut a scroll saw portrait of Deadpool (a comic book and movie character). The final piece is going to be 11x14". I think I'm going to stack cut 3 sheets of 1/8" BB Ply. I might try adding color to one of the copies. I can't imagine I'll finish the portrait in one session, but I should be able to get a good start on it. If you get a chance, stop by and say hi. There will be a live chat that I'll be interacting with as I work on my project. Feel free to ask questions. I can't promise I'll know the answer, but I'll certainly make up what I don't know. It'll just be fun to hang out in the shop and chat. I'll be live streaming on Sunday (March 27) from 1pm PST to about 3pm PST. You can find my live stream here. If I get enough interest, I might make this a weekly thing. I hope you're able to stop by. I'll post again right before I go live tomorrow. Thanks! You guys are awesome!

You can try http://www.stencilrevolution.com/stencils/ That might have a little more what you're looking for.

I think it looks amazing. Put it in a black frame with a black backer and get it ready to be displayed as art. Then put it in the closet for a week or so then pull it out. I bet you'd be pretty happy with it. I think you're stuck with tunnel vision right now and can only see what "should have been." But in a week, you'll see how great it is. BTW, I love the feathers too. Just reduce it to 2 or 3 so it's just an accent to the picture and not the focus and I think that would work really well too. Nicely done!

We have some great tutorials on how to design your own patterns if you want to take a crack at it. http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/topic/1159-village-university-classes/

A lot of the pop culture stuff is licensed. Forums like SSV don't distribute those because we can get into copyright trouble. In the case of that, most people just design their own. I think Charles Dearing might have some stuff: http://www.woodenvisions.com/DataCatalog/CAT_Index.htm

I built one of those last summer. Lots of fun to make. I made mine out of cedar, which ran me about $100.

Thanks for the tip. I haven't updated yet. Speaking of which, are you able to use keyboard shotcuts in Inkscape on the Mac? The shortcuts don't work for me. I'm guessing it's because it's working in the Quartz shell. I use a lot of keyboard shortcuts and it is frustrating to work Inkscape on the Mac. I usually switch to a PC to do the bulk of my design work.

I'll have to give that a try. I personally use Deft Spray Lacquer. I like the satin finish. I usually put on 2 or 3 coats, then buff it with a 0000 steel wool. Then one last coat. Gives it a nice silky feel.

Can you post your Inkscape document? I think I have to actually look at the file and see what you're trying to do.

Scrappile sent me the file and I was able to take a look. Basically, the pattern is in grey already. The default settings on Inkscape work well if the image is in black and white. But since it's grey, it has a tough time finding the edges. So what you have to do is increase the sensitivity. Change the threshold to .70 and give it a try.

To set fill to none, select your item and click the white box with the red X in it. That will clear any fill. Post your SVG file and someone can take a look at it for you. I suspect there is duplicate copies of the shape and that's what's tripping you up.

If the image is that old, I'd imagine it's in the public domain by now.

Pretty neat picture. You can print and cut it for yourself. But you wouldn't be able to post the pattern on SSV since it's not your design.

That could be part of the problem. In general, Internet Explorer isn't a very good web browser. It has a lot of compatibility problems. I usually recommend either Google Chrome or Firefox. Both are outstanding web browsers. I, personally, prefer Google Chrome. But I use Firefox quite a bit too.

That feature relies on Java. Perhaps your Java is turned off? What internet browser are you using?

When you hit the quote button, it copies the message from the post you're quoting into your reply window at the bottom of the screen. You can add your response below the quote. When you hit the Post button, your response (with included quote) show up at the bottom of the thread. Does that answer your question? Or does the Quote button just not work?

Hi Sam. Shoot me an email if you're still having troubles. I'd be happy to help. scrollsawgoodies@gmail.com.

Unfortunately, the BSA is a private organization and the Boy Scout logo is indeed copyrighted and trademarked. You can find more information here. I've highlighted below the section that specifically prohibits the logo from 3rd parties. So SSV wouldn't be able to provide a pattern for you. With that said, the logo you posted is practically an Intarsia pattern already. What I'd do is enlarge the pattern, then with tracing paper, trace the logo as a line drawing. Then photocopy the tracing several times as you cut out individual pieces. That's how I'd approach it, anyway.

It sounds like you're able to create the grey pattern with black outline just fin in Inkscape. So the next step would to be saving your pattern as a bitmap based image (JPG, GIF, PNG, etc). The only bitmap based image Inkscape supports is PNG. You'll want to select your pattern, then go to File>Export PNG Image. Make sure the "Selection" button at the top of that window is selected. Toward the bottom there's a button that says "Export As", click that and choose where you want to save your file and give it a file name. Then click Export. PNG is a common image format, so I'm guessing Rapid Resizer will recognize it. If not, you can open the file in GIMP and resave it as a JPG. I hope that helps.

Yah, that happens when your image is too big. I think it has a 2mb limit or something close. You can use your favorite photo editor to resize the image so it's under 2mb. There's also an online tool that can do that too: http://www.picresize.com/

I personally would do that in Inkscape. But if you're not familiar with it, you can use a word processor and to get the words the size you want. Print it out, then tape/glue it to the top of your pattern. Remember to look for floaters and either use a pencil or some white out to create bridges.

When you click the picture in the forum, your screen will darken and a larger picture will show up front and center. If you scroll down tot he bottom of the picture, there's a Save button. Click that and the picture will open in a new window. Then right click, then choose Save As.

I use Inkscape to prepare my patterns. Works great if you're familiar with the program. You can find tutorials here: Prepare A Pattern For Printing Using Inkscape Printing Oversized Patterns