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    I don't know about you guys but I spray both the pattern and tape covered wood, no matter what glue I'm using.
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    Well done on the cut and thanks for the mention. No need to apologize, the pattern is more of a guide than anything.
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    The biggest problem with an image like this is that there is a lot of detail you are going to miss. I suppose one way to get the most out of it would be to invert the colours, trace the outline and cut out all the small stuff. That might look good. I've gone the normal way with this one, I tried adjusting the contrast but that made it harder to do. It's still noticable as to what the image is it just lacks a lot of detail. I could make a lot of lines to bridge the white spots but that would make it look messy.
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    Yep, it helps to understand where you might be going wrong. You probably don't want to cut every pattern you make else you may have quite a bit of wood to get rid of.
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    Windows 8 could be tricked into thinking it was Windows 7, sort of. All you have to do is install Classic Shell and tell it what previous version of Windows you would like it to behave like. I think the options were 7, Vista and XP. Windows 8 was fine, it was 8.1 that caused problems for me. It even crashed my computer and I had to resort to Ubuntu for a while until I got another computer with Windows 7 and then upgraded to the free Windows 10. All good now.
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    Hi All, Thought I'd try something different this weekend and this is how it ended up. Tried to simulate a wood grain, in a segmentation piece, using Gesso. This is cut from 6mm MDF, coated with Gesso and then painted. After the paint dried I gave it a light sand and a little coat of sealer, put it on a backing board and that's it.
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    Not sure if there is or not. Just search for what you want to know and go with that. Even though I'm fairly comfortable using a computer I still do the occasional search if I'm unsure. It's really only going to be confusing to you if you allow it to be. The start menu is basically the same, it's just a little different. Use the God folder if you want to control the computer the way you did in 7. When you open it, type in the search area at the top right what it is you want. Another trick is to right click the Start menu icon and access a different list of commands.
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    So what is it that you want to know about windows 10 Danny? It really isn't all that different to 7, except maybe the behind the scenes stuff. You can create a God Mode folder, which is simply access to the older way of doing things. Accessing the control panel and other features in 10 is not as straight forward as we would like. To create the God Mode folder, right click on your desktop and create a new folder. Name the new folder: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} and hit enter.
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    Yes Ralph, cut the black.
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    Here you go. Hope you like it.
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    Here you go. I managed to find a Pokemon font to go with it. Hope you like it.
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    Is this what you were after or were you wanting more detail?
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    OK, I had another go at it and the lines are still rough. I'm not too sure I want to try and clean them up, I like the way it is. I used a few different programs to get it to this stage and it's as good as I'm going to get it.
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    Here is my shot at it. Not the easiest thing to do with all that camo to deal with. I also cut it down a bit to make it easier to deal with. Hope you don't mind.
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    Here's my attempt. Certainly not the easiest picture to work from, I think I'm gonna try again, I don't really like this one.
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    Here, I have another one for you. This one was quite quick to do. Enjoy.
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    Try this thread: Music Stars There's one there that I done a little while ago. I believe there's also another one here: Lemmy
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    I found an image and had a shot. Hop[e you like it.
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    You can find it here Kevin: Bee Eater
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    worbler replied to Tabitha1986's topic in Pattern Making

    That would probably depend on a number of thins. What type of wood are you cutting? What size blade are you using? For thin wood you are going to want to go with a light blade, maybe a number 3 or less. The bigger the teeth the more likely it is you are going to break something. Are you able to slow your saw down? Having a variable speed saw is pretty important when you want to cut thin material. If you can try slowing it down and test a piece of scrap.
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    Jerry, I'd imagine that there would be a larger version of that image on your computer somewhere. The one you have uploaded looks more like a thumbnail, a smaller representation of the actual picture. If you could find that we'd be in business.
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    The lines are good but I would be worried about the bridging gaps. It's quite difficult to see them clearly in such a small image. One thing I would normally do on a pattern is increase it's size before working on it. If you increase the size after working on it then the lines will fatten up as well. It's alright to have just the one gap on smaller pieces but the larger ones are going to need more or you risk breaking them. It's a good pattern none the less Dick and you are definitely getting better with every one you do. The best way to know if you're going stale is to try something you've never done. If it comes out good then you haven't gone stale. I think the biggest problem with pattern designing is figuring out what to do. If no-one asks for something then it's up to the designer to come up with something. Keep up the good work.
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    I went for a look in the pattern library, for some intarsia/segmentation, and the cupboard was bear. There was only a few there. I think I'm gonna have to change that. I decided to trace one up today. It's a Rainbow Bee Eater, Aussie Bird, and the colours were chosen by basically choosing one pixel in that segment, so they may not be realistic. You can find the pattern and colour image in a folder I created. Then I decided that if I'm gonna make the patterns then it might be a good idea to make the product as well. Here is an image of the pieces put together after they have been cut. I printed the image out on a single sheet of A4 paper so there are some small pieces in there. I'll get around to finishing it off one day.
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    Well, I'm not overly sure how a free standing name plate should look. I would imagine a name cut from the timber and attached to a base plate, but I could be wrong. I believe Steve Good has that name generator on his site so you could go that way. Even cut it as a compound but that would be small. Did you have something in mind or are you open for choices. Hopefully those with a bit more skill with text will answer this call.
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    OK, time to deliver. It's somewhat different to what I would normally do. Hopefully it's of some use to you. If not, someone else may want to use it.
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