The use of a watch sprocket whell for transferring designs to wood was inspired and copied from one of those dressmaking kits ( no I do not wear dresses !! ) whilst browsing through a Hobbies annual I noticed that you can actually purchase clock wheels in a packet for encapsulating into resin blocks which become paperweights,well I have a far more functional use for these clock wheels and that is transferring designs,simply set one of the wheels into a pen holder or similar thing,then take a piece of carbon paper,place this carbon side down onto the wood and then the plan on top,carefully move the wheel around the design,use french curves,rule etc if you so wish and then remove the carbon to reveal a lightly etched pattern,it is now an easy job to just cut the design with craft knife or fretsaw.
For larger pieces this idea excels,give it a try.
Linear Mode
