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Thank you for making this! I've been looking for a consistent way to transfer patterns. I was wondering what the name of your transfer tool is/if alternatives like an iron would work?
This is what I use for my pattern transfer: mychipcarving.com/product/pattern-transfer-tool/ I have never used anything else, so I can't really comment on what else might work. I would guess a clothing iron wouldn't get hot enough. This will significantly burn wood through the paper if you leave it in place for more than about 3 seconds.
@againstthegrainchipcarvings thanks for the tip. I'm a trained seamstress and amateur woodworker among other skills. I find tools from one trade can easily translate into another. You can also get transfer paper. You draw on top and the ink from the bottom stays behind. You do have to be careful of how you touch it. What is the make and model of the heat tool you are using please?
Here's a link to what I use. It's basically a single-temperature wood burning tool with a flat head. mychipcarving.com/product/pattern-transfer-tool/ The main reason I don't use the transfer paper method is precision. I like using a computer to get all the lines exactly even, straight, etc., so then tracing by hand would be going backward. It's also much faster for anything more involved than basic patterns.
@@againstthegrainchipcarvings thanks...yes transfer is less precise but it's good for free styling. Yes computer is good for precision. What computer program do you use?
I use a program called Acorn. (It's a Mac-only app.) Here's a video I did showing the process of how I create my patterns on the computer: ruclips.net/video/RxaFH-6URog/видео.html
Thank you for making this! I've been looking for a consistent way to transfer patterns. I was wondering what the name of your transfer tool is/if alternatives like an iron would work?
This is what I use for my pattern transfer:
mychipcarving.com/product/pattern-transfer-tool/
I have never used anything else, so I can't really comment on what else might work. I would guess a clothing iron wouldn't get hot enough. This will significantly burn wood through the paper if you leave it in place for more than about 3 seconds.
@againstthegrainchipcarvings thanks for the tip. I'm a trained seamstress and amateur woodworker among other skills. I find tools from one trade can easily translate into another.
You can also get transfer paper. You draw on top and the ink from the bottom stays behind. You do have to be careful of how you touch it.
What is the make and model of the heat tool you are using please?
Here's a link to what I use. It's basically a single-temperature wood burning tool with a flat head.
mychipcarving.com/product/pattern-transfer-tool/
The main reason I don't use the transfer paper method is precision. I like using a computer to get all the lines exactly even, straight, etc., so then tracing by hand would be going backward. It's also much faster for anything more involved than basic patterns.
@@againstthegrainchipcarvings thanks...yes transfer is less precise but it's good for free styling. Yes computer is good for precision. What computer program do you use?
I use a program called Acorn. (It's a Mac-only app.) Here's a video I did showing the process of how I create my patterns on the computer:
ruclips.net/video/RxaFH-6URog/видео.html
@@againstthegrainchipcarvings thanks