using john walsh's digitizing board to help with horse build

[woodman12]

https://youtu.be/Wp8zcwZRHKI drawing board digitizing parts


started by making a 8 in cardboard model,then a 24inch heavy cardboard model and then a full size 1/4 plywood profile
after all sorts of changes I have the horse on cart ready for shaping out of solid wood
24 pieces of 2x6's laminated and fitted all glue mostly as I will be using a 4.5 grinder with a carbide head and I don't want to hit a screw.
His name is penetangore and he is 12 hands high ,and in the spring he will be tied up to my front gate outside the shop
watching the traffic go by
But the work is just starting

[ian]

is he hollow or completely solid?

[woodman12]

he is hollow

[woodman12]

part 2 horse called penetangore part 2 of many


https://youtu.be/Uqnz1n_naqY

[ian]

Thanks for the update Woodman.

have you seen or used this tool? Arbortech TURBOPlaneTM

[woodman12]

thanks for the arbortech hint, yes I could use that as the one I have is the 3 teeth
I am going o loo around for it

[SAISAY]

I don't think you will find it in the loo
Seriously, I am surprised you didn't partly shape the slices on the CNC.
Would have saved a lot of wrist strain.
Anyway, he is going to look fantastic and weigh a ton?

[ian]

... I am surprised you didn't partly shape the slices on the CNC.
Would have saved a lot of wrist strain.

but could have made the glue up harder as you would loose the flat surfaces

[simso]

Where can you get the tracing board from ?

Steve

[woodman12]

the tracing board comes from USA just google john walsh and you will find him
he's easy to deal with and ships all over the world
He is out of texas USA

[simso]

Awesome thanks for that,

I sent john a message, his response time was very good.

Way dearer than I had imagined

Steve

[woodman12]

I did order the arbortech turbo blade ...thanks for the heads up

[woodman12]

The drawing board and software is not cheap I have had mine for a long time and it saves me a lot of grief
I attached a few more examples for you some of these are older but will give you ideas

Draw program demo tracing a guitar - YouTube tracing through curves and points a guitar profile
tracing out a guitar profile using the lines and arcs selection - YouTube tracing out a guitar profile using lines and arcs selection
using logic trace cnc dxf software - YouTube using logic trace cnc dxf software using trace and curve fir thro points
dreadnaught D28 fittd guitar case - YouTube dreadnaught D28 fitted guitar case
digitizing an arch top guitar full size plans - YouTube digitizing an arch top guitar top and bottom

[woodman12]

https://youtu.be/bt23QqPRMqk

[woodman12]

the horse is done most people have seen the 0-3 parts ,its just the last part that is new
it was a long project but I am happy with it
So from a cardboard lasered model to a 1/4 plywood full size model then to a full size 10.5 hand horse
in wood laminated here she is

https://youtu.be/gouGlNAwAtU horse part0
https://youtu.be/Wp8zcwZRHKI horse part1
https://youtu.be/Uqnz1n_naqY horse part2
https://youtu.be/bt23QqPRMqk part 3 shaping the horse
https://youtu.be/tY2nHkD03ek part 4 horse completed