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LewsTherin · 05-08-2006, 05:53 PM

Making the shift from paper to wood.

So you have a sweet design on a peice of paper. So what? You have to get that design onto a peice of wood. The best way ive found yet for doing this (for any woodworking project) is to draw it to scale on a small peice of graph paper (ie, 1 box = inch^2), then buying big graph paper (where 1 box really does = inch^2) and translating it, box for box. Its quite easy, actually. Once you have it done roughly, you can clean up the corners and whatnot.

At this point, I usually like to make a mockup (this is a good idea if its the first time youre using a design. Putting a new design into wood and finding it sucks is a good waste of wood and time). For this, I use corrugated cardboard and an exacto knife. You can get a basic idea of how the design sits and feels.

At this point, if you like it (if not, back to the drawing board!), you can trace either the paper or cardboard cutout onto your body blank, and have at it.

05-08-2006, 05:53 PM	#11
LewsTherin MX Warwick Club HUZZAH! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: CMass USA Posts: 8,590	Making the shift from paper to wood. So you have a sweet design on a peice of paper. So what? You have to get that design onto a peice of wood. The best way ive found yet for doing this (for any woodworking project) is to draw it to scale on a small peice of graph paper (ie, 1 box = inch^2), then buying big graph paper (where 1 box really does = inch^2) and translating it, box for box. Its quite easy, actually. Once you have it done roughly, you can clean up the corners and whatnot. At this point, I usually like to make a mockup (this is a good idea if its the first time youre using a design. Putting a new design into wood and finding it sucks is a good waste of wood and time). For this, I use corrugated cardboard and an exacto knife. You can get a basic idea of how the design sits and feels. At this point, if you like it (if not, back to the drawing board!), you can trace either the paper or cardboard cutout onto your body blank, and have at it.