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One was made for me years ago when I was a kid, and it has inspired me to make for the youngsters in my life. Moral: Don’t underestimate the small wood trinket you give a youth in your life, it may take 25 years, but it may be their inspiration to engage the craft.
It’s not the scrollsawing of the name that’s a challenge, it’s the project that shows it off. I started out making the name of my niece, then made it useful on a coat hanger, (had to be oval – had to learn how to lay that out), then needed a little flair on that plain white, so I buy some acrylic paints and find some simple instructions so I can paint a flower and a ladybug.
Now I’m scared to do more names, not because of the lettering, but because of what’s behind it!
About the name… I use OpenOffice on the computer, create a “headline” graphic, set it for “very tight” spacing, printed out, I rubber cement it to the stock and get busy…
-- It's not that a craftsman never makes mistakes, he just makes it look like it.
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rikkor
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posted 244 days ago
That’s a great project, and I’m sure is a prized possession of someone named “Calista.” Good job.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 244 days ago
excellent!
How this is that wood?
oh and the flower/ladybug are really cute as well
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TreeBones
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posted 243 days ago
Very cool. You are making more than just a wood working project, these can be life changing, as you know. Keep up the good work, we all need more people like you. Well done.
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GaryK
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posted 243 days ago
Very good Job!
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
Copperjock
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posted 181 days ago
I’d like to add why I like this “name” stuff. When I look at this name, I really like how the dot of the “i” floats above, attached to the “l”. I’ve cut out a couple other names, and they each have their own letter combinations that make them special. In case it’s not obvious, it is cut out of one piece of wood.
-- It's not that a craftsman never makes mistakes, he just makes it look like it.