Can any help with this one?

[Oliver Lande]

I'd like to carve this picture frame in Cherry for our new Black Belt graduates, but the wood is expensive and I'd really like a nice display project. Any ideas if this will carve decently?

"Taekwondo" is Abaddon font
"The Art of unarmed combat" is Harrington font.

I know if you don't have the fonts installed it will not show correctly, but if anyone has suggestions for better suited fonts I would really appreciate it. OH heck - ANY suggestions are appreciated and I guarantee will be well received.

[atauer]

Oliver,

Your's looks great. I think it will come out just fine.

BTY, here is something I just did with the file. If you have Centerline, it should cut back on your cut time.

The cut times for your file was 2 hr and 43 minutes on normal; 3 hrs and 51 minutes on best.

The one I did cut at 1 hr 54 minutes on normal; 2 hr and 25 minutes on best.

Just an option. Not saying that mine is better. Just trying to save you some cut time.

[Oliver Lande]

No centerline (but I'll bet you know where I could get it).

So I'll have to go with what I have. Just going to have to live with the time (but I knew that was coming with the large Carve Region)

Again - Thank You

[Amonaug]

Best thing to do is test carve it in cheap wood. That way you will know if there are any flaws and won't lose a lot of money.

[bjbethke]

Oliver, I think I read in an old 2007 post that stated you can make a carving with the centerline function even you do not have centerline on your CW Designer.

I have centerline on my computer so I can’t test it. Try the MPC that (atauer) made. Try to upload it to your card. If you don’t make changes to his MPC it should work on your CW Machine.

[SAA3840]

Oliver, if someone else makes an mpc file and you download it, you'll carve it with the Centerline text just as they made it. Believe me, I know. Been there done that, although I now have Centerline to use.
Take the mpc that was redone with Centerline and enjoy it. Carve it in cheap wood first if you have any doubts.

[Oliver Lande]

I took a combination of the two - centerline text for one, all else for the other. Pine test worked very well (some small soft spots chipped out). Guess cherry is next stop.

Thanks again