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Roberta, the problem I'm having is getting a good scan. I am still learning what makes my Epson scanner tick. But, I'm getting better. The book I am trying to scan is older and the white pages have begun to "yellow" and that's the trouble. This time, I just printed out as many copies as I needed and I'll save all the leftovers.

I went ahead and made 8 copies and cut them apart with scissors. I'm tired of trying to figure it out. Now at least I can get to cutting. After the Nascar race tomorrow that is.. Thanks Steve.

Here is a picture of what I'm trying to make. I just realized that I had not shown anybody what all the fooling around was about. My wife wants this so her wish is my desire. Ahem! Turkish votive holder.pdf

I'm not sure yet Fab4. I just brought the Ex home today and I have spent all afternoon tuning/ and cleaning it up. It is in mint condition. Just needed some light housekeeping. I took the table off and messed around with the blade clamps. I'm still not sure about positioning the blades in those clamps but I'll figure it out. I gave the table a real good waxing too. Along with the saw, I got a foot switch that is like the Harbor Freight but not theirs. I think it is the one that came with the saw. Also, there was a big plastic box full of blades. Half Olsen and half PS Wood. So, now I'll get a chance to experience those blades from there too. I would estimate that at retail, there were probably well over $100 in blades. I look forward to building a stand for the saw but I may just sell my Dewalt since it's got the exact same mechanism. Then I can just use the stand I built for it. I couldn't turn the EX the right way on my workbench because it's too long so I turned it sideways and clamped it to the bench. I ran it through the speed range and I can see that it is going to be a very smooth quiet machine. I stuck an old blade in it and ran a piece of scrap through it and it performs very well. I just can't bring myself to sell the Hegner. I always wanted one and I got this one for a very good price so I think I'll keep it and then I will have the top two saws that most folks talk about. I'm still going to keep my eyes open for one of those little Sakura saws that are made by PS. I think it would be a neat little saw to have around. Anyway, that's what I'm up to. I'm going to cut out my patterns for the votive holder and start on it tomorrow. I'll have to use the Dewalt though because it's still the one that I'm used to. Thanks to everybody who helped me on this. I hope to figure out what I'm doing wrong so I can use Inkscape at some later time and maybe accomplish what I set out to do.

Thanks for all your help. I have determined that by laying the pattern on it's side, I can get two across and 4 down to get the 8 that I need. It sure would be great to find a class on Inkscape where you could ask questions in real time. I hate waiting. Thanks again for your help and I'm glad to provide a learning experience for all. My main problem is not so much that I don't understand what I'm doing but when it doesn't work the way I expect it to, I don't know if it's me or my computer or what the heck. I think I have enough computer to do this project but when it just sits there and I don't know what it is doing behind the scenes, I get very frustrated. Now, I have something to work with. You guys are fantastic. By the way, as a matter of information, the size I need these to be is.3 3/4" high by 2 1/4: wide. Folded on the line to make a compound cut. Should be fun.

Thank you for doing that. Is that the actual size? I just clicked on and it opened up "huge". I will try resizing it. Thanks again.

Thanks Wayne but I'm not sure about what you mean by lasso it. I guess I'm just going to have to make 8 copies and cut them out and paste them to a sheet of paper and then copy to a label sheet. Oh well, it was fun anyway. I hope somebody can come up with a way to use Inkscape. I really want to learn it.

I will give that a try but I think I already did and it just made my computer gag. It seemed to stall the program. But I have a much better .pdf now so I'll give it another try. Every little bit of info is beginning to make some things come clear. Thanks JollyRed.

That may be how I go about it. I just wanted to try to understand Inkscape a bit more. Thanks, Dan.

I'm not following what you mean Jerry. I know I could print 8 copies of the pattern pages and cut out the one I need and they paste them to one sheet of paper or at least as many as would fit. Then copy that onto a label sheet but I thought the whole idea of Inkscape was to be able to manipulate what is on an imported picture. I know that you can create new patterns from scratch but from what I have seen on youtube, it's possible to take a picture of a logo and import it and then break it all apart to use what you need from it. I guess maybe I'm just to old to understand. I thought I did but I guess I don't.

Jerry, I never know when to take you seriously. If you are serious, what I want to do is to put the one pattern on to the full page label sheet as many times as it will fit. If it takes two sheets that's fine.

Yes, I almost did that but those full-page labels aren't cheap and I can't be wasting them. Furthermore, I love a challenge.

Ok, here goes. I asked this same question of Travis but have not heard back as of yet. I have a scanned page out of a book that has the patterns in a group on one page. One of the patterns requires a quantity of 8. So, rather than print the entire page 8 times, I wanted to bring it into Inkscape and break it apart. I scanned it into a .pdf. I then went out and found a converter to .svg. I imported the file into Inkscape and tried to work with it but nothing seems to work for me. I ungrouped it, I tried to break it apart but nothing works. I know it can be done but I don't know what I'm either doing wrong or not doing at all. I have watched a ton of youtube videos but nothing helps. I'm so frustrated I could just spit. I use the full sheet address labels and I don't really want to waste them. Thanks for your help. New Votive Holder_1.svg

Rather than me write out my questions regarding Inkscape, who is the tried and true Inkscape guru here on the SSV. Besides Travis that is? I wrote to him and posed my question but for future reference, who else here might I contact via private message with my questions? I have watched all his videos and many on Youtube but I never can find a video that references what I need help with.

I'll stick to selling right near me and collect no tax. I'll put a "donation" price on it.

Too much sanding and shaping for me. I have a neighbor who is into intarsia. She has the Foredom too and works outside. Not for me. I like what I'm doing right now. Mostly learning. I want to do some box making so that I can incorporate the marquetry that I learned. I have a book that has a little box in it that will allow me to do both. I look forward to that one. Right now, I just rec'd. a box of wood from Ocooche for a votive holder that my wife wants. It's made of walnut and red cedar. I'm doing the plans now. And that means more learning of Inkscape. Grrrrrr!

Geez, you people know so much. I envy all of you. I have always done the building and left the finish work to my wife. Now, she can no longer do it so I am left to try to do it myself. Lot's to learn but so far you all are a fountain of knowledge and I sure do appreciate all your input. Keep it coming, I'm soaking it all in. The thread has been very helpful. I'm not into painting anything yet. That's another can of worms what with all the mixing of paints to achieve the desired colors etc. Thanks again to you all.

I understand why you might not want to date something that you are selling but I personally would like to know when something was made and by who. I have some hand carved things from my great grandfather. It would have been neat if he would have marked them is some way and dated them so I would know when he carved them. When I pass them down I now have to remember to put a note with them with as much info as I might be able to provide. I will be signing and dating all my work from here on.

That's downright awesome. Thanks for posting.

Wow! I realize this has been up for almost 2 years but I just ran across it. Thanks for posting. Very fascinating to watch.

I like the Family plaque but what do the letters spell? Just curious.

Thanks all. I thought I had read about someone here that used a woodburning tool and I was looking at Amazon for something that might work. Whatever I read, the person spoke of a "cheapie $15 ******* woodburning tool". I can't recall the brand name so I thought I'd look back but I had no luck with the search tool. I used every combination of "signing" "marking" and whatever else I could think up but nothing came back that was what I had read. Heck, it might not have been here. I hang out on FB forums too. Thanks again. I think I have it covered now. You all have given me plenty of ideas to run with.

I guess I haven't figured out how to use the search bar yet. I know that not too far back there was something discussed about marking or signing your work with either a branding iron or wood burning tool. I can't seem to find it. I was wondering how everybody "signs" their work. Those of you who do that is. Curious. I might want to start putting my name and a date on some things I'm making.

Thanks Charley, I'll take all that into consideration. I wish I had room for a drum sander. Now, if you were my next door neighbor, I would have one handy.

Well, remember now that there are 12 million people here in So. Cal. So there are bound to be more of just about everything available. The biggest problem is the overcrowding. Hate that.