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    Help please.

    Can someone please guide me through adapting the most recently posted pattern?

    I use 8" wide by 1", generally about 0.975" thick red oak, locally harvested. I don't have a planer so I carve the...
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    You're so right.... didn't know people were...

    You're so right.... didn't know people were allowed to have so much fun. :D

    I'm waitin' for the 'fun sheriff'. 8)
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    Thanks to each of you for the info you've put out...

    Thanks to each of you for the info you've put out here.

    Guess I'd better update my graphic software. :)

    The more ya learn the more you discover there is to be learned.

    Again, thanks.
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    Does the Pattern Editor import the vector...

    Does the Pattern Editor import the vector graphics as vector?

    The Designer imports everything as raster. Is there a way to get around this?
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    Thanks, forquc... I like short simple answers.......

    Thanks, forquc... I like short simple answers.... I like the KISS principle. :-D
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    Can a....

    gcode file be compiled by designer or any other Carvewright software?
  7. I'm sorry, hogiewan, I don't understand what you...

    I'm sorry, hogiewan, I don't understand what you mean by "remote computer setup". :confused:
  8. I have opened a previously saved project....

    .... then I "play" with it.... when I close it and NOT save the changes, the file disappears entirely. It leaves no traces.... nothing appears in an undelete utility.

    Is this a previously...
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    Sticky: NP, Hess. It will take me longer to get through...

    NP, Hess. It will take me longer to get through their site than it took with this thread. :)

    I am tenacious if nothing! :D
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    Sticky: Thanks for anything you've done... I've finally...

    Thanks for anything you've done... I've finally found the video.

    Good grief.... what an informative sight.
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    Sticky: Hess, were you able to come close to where the...

    Hess, were you able to come close to where the harp video is?

    I was lost for hours on the SmithShop site last night. You're so right about the size of that site. And I couldn't find a site map...
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    Sticky: Good to meet you, too.

    That is so great! Thank you very much, Hess.

    What a learning tool the web is.

    With lots of work, I would expect that puzzle boxes to be within the CW machine's ability.

    I love wind chimes...
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    Sticky: Hey Hesstx, I love the plan you posted and...

    Hey Hesstx,

    I love the plan you posted and really want to make it.... but!!!
    1.) I've never worked anything from these sort of plans.
    2.) You say this is not for the CW... but could it be?
    3.)...
  14. Hey Michael, You just kicked that non-stop...

    Hey Michael,

    You just kicked that non-stop video in my head into the next highest gear. <very big grin>

    Thanks for the input. It sounds like a good investment... and not a spin-off to just...
  15. This text "trick" is great to know. I've been a...

    This text "trick" is great to know. I've been a bit disappointed in doing text. I haven't put a lot of time in that area though. I chalked it up to not knowing how to chose a font. There is so much...
  16. You are so right! It's my new addiction. It...

    You are so right!
    It's my new addiction. It started with the first time I carved a pattern.

    Dang, didn't know people could have so much fun.. and it's legal! :D

    My mother was an accomplished...
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    You're more than welcome, Al. I am happy that...

    You're more than welcome, Al.

    I am happy that I had something to contribute. :)
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    Hey JerryB, I've been carving only weeks so...

    Hey JerryB,

    I've been carving only weeks so don't take this as the voice of experience.

    I would think it would be better to use the basic directions but create your new shape from scratch.
    ...
  19. I love to learn and realize I've chosen the right...

    I love to learn and realize I've chosen the right hobby (?) to do that. :)

    Somewhere, I read the words "air carving" to restart a carving after such problems... but that was before I knew...
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    Thanks, Chris. I sincerely appreciate the help. ...

    Thanks, Chris. I sincerely appreciate the help.

    That's an interesting solution to a common problem. I have a problem paying high prices for things that are really common, ordinary and reasonably...
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    There are vents at nearly floor level in the...

    There are vents at nearly floor level in the back. They are sealed with weather stripping and kept closed. They are there in case needed. A guy is SW PA has never needed the vents opened in his...
  22. Hey Robert, Thank you for that all around...

    Hey Robert,

    Thank you for that all around saving tip. I had that happen just last evening but didn't know if anything could be done about it.

    I appreciate these things since I've been carving...
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    Hey there, want2be, I had the domino effect...

    Hey there, want2be,

    I had the domino effect going on here.... as usual. The wood was stacked where I park my 2 year old lawn tractor. It was not going to be out under a tarp for the winter snow...
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    Built a solar kiln

    Hi all,

    It was suggested I post the information about building my solar kiln. Perhaps it will help someone. I'll do my best to answer your questions so ask away.

    I needed to dry 200 bf of...
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    Hi all! I've am putting the kiln information...

    Hi all!

    I've am putting the kiln information and photos a separate thread directly under Techniques. It's easier to find any information in a search if it is a separate thread.

    Forgot to tell...
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