1 Start with a photograph
Choose a photograph, then tap/click the object. Often that is enough. If part is missing — a spoon's handle is the usual one — drag across what it left out and it will be added.
2 Lay out the pattern
Set the length — any size you like, from a teaspoon to an oar. Guides and layout lines annotate; make symmetrical reshapes the pattern.
The longest dimension your finished carving should be. Everything scales proportionally — width follows length and the shape is never stretched, so a 6" spoon and a 12" spoon are the same design at two sizes. Change it whenever you like and the pattern below redraws; the printed page is always true to your chosen measurement. One size applies to every pattern in the set, so they line up with each other on the blank.
Drag a line down the axis of symmetry on the pattern below, then pick which of the two results you want. One side is mirrored onto the other, so both match. A short stroke is enough — the whole axis is worked out from its direction.
Make symmetrical replaces the traced shape. Undo steps back one mirroring, and cancel keeps the original.
Stood upright so you have room to work.
Available once you have chosen a shape above. You will be able to show a centerline and registration marks, make the shape symmetrical, and draw layout lines on it.
Reference lines printed with the pattern to help you orient it on the blank —
the grid for scale and the centerline for squaring it up. Turn off
any you do not want; they are printed guidance, not part of the shape.
Registration marks are five ticks placed for you: both ends, the middle, and
the two points halfway between. They sit at the same proportion of
every view, so they stay put when you change the size. Line them up
when transferring to the wood and the top and side views will agree.
Mirrors one side of your outline about an axis you choose, so both sides match. Draw the axis, then pick which of the two results you want. You can mirror again on a different axis to refine the shape. The traced shape is replaced — undo steps back one mirroring, and cancel keeps the original.
A line you strike against while carving. Drag across the pattern to draw one at
any angle; nearly-square strokes snap square. Drag either end afterwards to
adjust it. They print as dashed lines, darker than the guides, because they are
meant to be worked to rather than just read.
Useful when a guide is not what you want: turn off the centerline above and
draw your own where you think it belongs.
3 Print
Patterns print together as one PDF, each starting on its own page. Long patterns tile across sheets with marks for taping them together.
Finish laying out your pattern, then add it here.
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Clears everything — the photograph, the pattern, and the print set.