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Offline lwilli

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Bird House Inn
« on: August 26, 2016, 03:26:39 pm »
I wasn't able to complete the entire project solely with my scrollsaw, but the majority of it was. Anyway, I just wanted to share and get some opinions.

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Re: Bird House Inn
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2016, 04:13:27 pm »
Looks pretty darn cute to me! 

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Re: Bird House Inn
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2016, 08:49:01 pm »
Very nicely done.  Where did the plans come from.... yours?  Thanks for sharing this with us.


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Re: Bird House Inn
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2016, 10:21:33 pm »
Dw, I modeled the project based on a picture I saw on Pinterest. I used CAD design to create the scroll work to my own personal taste and then was able to produce the patterns. I did, however, use my wood lathe to turn the spindles on the front. The back (not visible) contains a barn door style window which gives me access to the inside for cleaning.

So, I guess you could say the picture provided the inspiration, but the design is mine. Thanks for asking!

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Re: Bird House Inn
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2016, 11:53:59 am »
Great job.
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Re: Bird House Inn
« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2016, 06:12:30 pm »
Very Nice work.

If you have not seen it, there's a true type font called "Scroll Beach Italic.ttf" that is a good option to the Stencil font (it makes characters that can be scrolled without parts falling out). You can install it on your Windows PC and all the Windows applications (Word, GIMP, Inkscape, etc.) should be able to use it.

We can't attach a ".ttf" file, but if you send me your email address, it might show up in your inbox...
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Re: Bird House Inn
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2016, 07:19:14 pm »
Beautiful - now watch all the other birds wantin' one!!!!!!!!!!!.

 

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