Great job on the basket. It looks very nice. The pattern of the one that I cut is on Fox's web page and it is a download so it only takes a few minutes to receive it and get to cutting
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You just need to practice inlay and very soon you will have it mastered. Listen to me, telling you how to master things and I have sat here for a couple of years wanting to learn pattern making and especially portraits from photos and I still have not taken the time to learn it. Ha ha I guess I am all take and no action
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Really happy to hear about the progress for both you and Mary Ann. It probably seems really slow at this point but hopefully it won't be long and you can look back on all this and think it went pretty fast, after all
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Good job on the order. Getting some extra work, really paid off. You did a really nice job on the pattern making as well as the cutting. My hat is off to you, once more
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a wonderful and rewarding thing to do.. Working with the kids is so much fun, especially at this age. Nice thing for you and your club to do. Thanks to all who participated. I bet you will be asked again next year
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I can't wait to see what you will do with baskets. You take all the ordinary things and find a way to make them all 'special things' I love your creativity
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Here is a small modification for the small areas that may help some. If you are cutting it into a plaque , you will need these openings as I did with the 'D' and 'G' or you will end up with a hole instead of a letter, But I guess you probably already know all this. Just trying to help with a suggestion
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If I find the snipping tool to start to be a problem, then I might look up your suggested program, but for now, I find it fast, easy and enjoyable so for now, I will stick with it. but thanks for the info
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I have been wondering where my long lost friend has been hiding. Now I can cut his picture and hang in on my wall to keep the boogey man away at night
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How about today. They are easy to do. Go to Steve Good's page and you will find several free patterns there. Actually it was these little boxes that got me started in scrolling.
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Lew, If you have not tried one yet, you will find these a piece of cake for you to make. There are several patterns for free, also on Steve Good's page. Go for it
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Paul, This is a walk in the park for you. it is almost like starting all over again. So simple, quick and easy to assemble. I know yours will put mine to shame so I am glad I posted before you or I may not have wanted to post it at all. These are even easier than the wooden gear clock.
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Good deal. I am anxious to see which one you cut. I enjoy making these baskets and bowls as they are not difficult and only take a short time to cut out
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Kevin, I am sure that you have probably made several baskets, yourself. No matter how difficult they appear, they are about the easiest pieces to cut out and assemble. But thanks for the vote of confidence anyway
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Ha Ha Marg.. I really did not see the circles until I was finished with it. It really was a little different from other baskets I have cut. The odd shapes makes one a little more careful assembling it. You have to pay attention to what you are doing. It is just carefully aligning each row as you go. so the outcome is not present to you eye until you have it all glued up and then turn it upright and wham, the circular pattern comes to life.
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I use the snipping tool often. all you do is click on it. then sometimes you need to click on 'new' and then you place your cursor on one of the outside corners of what you wish to capture and after you have exactly encompassed what you wish to save you click 'save as' and it goes to your photos, unless you tell it save it somewhere else. Nothing difficult to it
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Great job on cutting and wood selection. It made what I thought was a rather simple looking pattern and really turned it into a true work of art. Very nice
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