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Making Scroll Saw Patterns with Inkscape – L4

September 10, 2009

Things are starting to get interesting in Lesson 4 of our continuing series as we learn to use Inkscape to create scroll saw patterns. This lesson, we discuss creating complex shapes using additive and subtractive tools to basic shapes. These tools are found under Path menu. We’ll be discussing Union, Difference, Intersection, Exclusion, Division and [...]

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Making Scroll Saw Patterns With Inkscape – L3 Bonus Demonstration

September 10, 2009

In lesson 3, I left an assignment in the forums to create a drawing of the American flag. If you do it right, you’ll only need 3 shapes; a square, a rectangle and a star. By using duplicate, groups, and align and distribute, you can have this drawing put together precisely in a matter of [...]

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Making Scroll Saw Patterns with Inkscape – L3

September 8, 2009

We’re moving right along with lesson 3 of our classroom series as we learn to use Inkscape to make our own scroll saw patterns. This lesson we learn to align our objects. This lesson plays a huge role as we need precise positioning of our objects to create our pattern. First, we talk about layers [...]

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Making Scroll Saw Patterns with Inkscape – L2

September 3, 2009

This is lesson 2 of our continuing classroom series as we learn to use Inkscape to create our own scroll saw patterns.  In this lesson, we learn to use some of the basic shape tools and how to manipulate our objects.  We also look at duplicating and mirroring our objects.  Each lesson includes a video [...]

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Making Scroll Saw Patterns with Inkscape – L1

September 2, 2009

We’re beginning a brand new class on using the free program Inkscape to create scroll saw patterns. The class is being taught over at Scroll Saw Village in the Village University forum. The class will last 4 weeks with 2 lessons released each week. You’ll find video demonstrations, written instructions, downloadable source material, and classroom [...]

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Inkscape Class – Make Your Own Patterns

August 25, 2009

Want to learn to make your own scroll saw patterns?  With the success of the GIMP class on making scroll saw portrait patterns, we’re turning our attention to Inkscape.  Beginning next Teusday (Sept. 1st) we’ll be holding a 4 week course on how to use Inkscape to create your own scroll saw patterns.  Lessons will [...]

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Intarsia Wood Chart

August 11, 2009

Selecting wood for your intarsia project could be a tricky deal.  Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a chart you can look at to help you choose?  Well, Mike Mathiew from Midlotian Woodworks has a great article and reference chart he wrote for Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts (Spring, 2009).  He includes a picture [...]

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Scroll Saw Portrait Pattern using GIMP – L8

May 29, 2009

This is the last lesson for our free online class on using GIMP to create scroll saw portrait patterns. This lesson, we’re talking about quality control (sounds so industrial!). We’re checking for potential problems with our pattern and fixing them. Then we’ll mark our pattern and export it to share with the world! You can [...]

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Scroll Saw Portrait Pattern using GIMP – Bonus Demo

May 28, 2009

We’ve been progressing with the free online class as we learn to use GIMP to create scroll saw portrait pattern. Once we get to the base pattern, much of the rest is personal interpretation. We’re basically just cleaning up the base pattern and making decisions about what remains and what needs to be removed. This [...]

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Scroll Saw Portrait Patterns using GIMP – L7

May 27, 2009

Things are wrapping up a bit. Only one more lesson to go! Last week, I left you dangling a bit to give you a chance to develop the pattern on your own. I gave you some basic tools and concepts and let you go at it. This time, I’ll be giving you a few tips [...]

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