Here is a method to put a pattern on wood and not use tape or glue.
No fumes, no odor!
This method is called ' IMAGE TRANSFER '
Here is how:
Needs: Polymer Emulsion, a small 4 inch roller, 1/2 to 3/4 inch brush
* Print a MIRROR IMAGE of your pattern. (see note 1 below)
* Sand wood very smooth
* Using brush, apply a light coat of polymer to first the pattern and then to the wood.
* Place pattern on the wood and using the roller, roll the pattern smooth removing
the excess polymer. *** You cannot roll too much. the more the better.
* Let the pattern (polymer) dry. *** I use a heat gun or hair dryer to speed this up
Use these on low or warm settings.
* When dry, apply a liberal amount of water to soak the paper.
Rubbing with your fingers, start to roll the paper off. Continue rolling the paper off.
The water removes the paper, the ink stays. There is your pattern.
My example here took about 20 minutes to transfer this picture.
Not bad since it takes near that time to apply a pattern with tape and glue.
1 ** Any words,profiles, etc must be printed mirror image so it shows on the wood corectly.
Here is the picture I will transfer to wood ** I did NOT do mirror image.
*** This is just a picture and not a pattern ***
I applied polymer and dried it. Starting to remove paper.
Now most of the paper is removed and if this were a pattern... you are read to drill holes.
**** You can do this with color also