My daughter asked me to make a swing seat for my grandson to hang from a tree in their backyard. I researched sizes and thickness for a child's swing seat and came up with this seat. The final size of the seat is 18 inches by 7.5 inches by .75 thickness. I made the .mpc for 11 by 7.5 by .75. That way, when I added up the 3.5 inches extra on each end to keep the board under the rollers, I ended up with the correct size. So no need for a jig and no waste to cut off after the carving. I did a quick round over of the 4 corners on a disk sander - a lot quicker than on the Carvewright and no need for a longer board.
I did not apply any stain to the select pine I used. I used 2 coats of thinned shellac to seal, painted the lettering, sanded to 220, then applied 3 coats of clear, gloss spar urethane.
Nothing fancy but grandson loved it. For those of you doing craft shows (I do not... only hobby for me right now), this could be a quick customized carve onsite if you take your Carvewright. I just got my Carvewright back from LHR for a warranty repair. Although that took a little longer than I hoped for, LHR did a FANTASTIC job. I honestly think it came back better (in addition to the repair) than I sent it in. Thanks LHR.
I am attaching the .mpc of the seat in case anyone wants to use it. Very easy to design but if this helps save you a few minutes then I am repaying the help I have been given here on the forum.