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  1. 3rd August 2013, 02:59 PM #1
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    I was just noodling on the net and tripped accross this video:

    ToolGirl Mag Ruffman - Transferring Photo Images to Wood - YouTube

    I thought, since I'm having trouble getting some exotics... hmmm, wonder if I found some high res photos, transferred them onto some nice ply and then sealed it with urethane... perhaps I could fake a few boxes, even if its just the insides

    Anyone done something like this?

    (Its just as fake as that ridiculous flooring that Bunnings sells. Essentially a laminated photograph... yeah, its Mahogany or Teak all right!)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Evanism View Post
    Anyone done something like this?
    Sort of. I transfer cutting patterns to wood using ordinary laser print or photocopy that way. It's a lot less messy than carbon paper or spray adhesive.

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    Joe, of course! Genius!
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    Eh, it sort of looks, eh, like it might be a eh, usable idea.

    But hell, who employed the dippy lady as a presenter!

    Please tell me people don't rally what that sort of programme, please!
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    Quote Originally Posted by dr4g0nfly View Post
    Eh, it sort of looks, eh, like it might be a eh, usable idea.

    But hell, who employed the dippy lady as a presenter!

    Please tell me people don't rally what that sort of programme, please!


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    Quote Originally Posted by joe greiner View Post
    Sort of. I transfer cutting patterns to wood using ordinary laser print or photocopy that way. It's a lot less messy than carbon paper or spray adhesive.

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    Quote Originally Posted by specialist View Post
    For odd-shaped parts from thin stock, I draw in CAD and print a mirror image on laser printer. Photocopy also works well.

    Attach the print face down outside the image area, and go over it with a clothes iron at highest setting (usually "linen"). The print is an acrylic emulsion, and the heat transfers it onto the wood. Remove the print, and cut out the parts with a scroll saw.

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    Your a prince among men, I would have never thought of doing that.

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