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Sawing Even Cutouts: Trace an Outline With a Sharpie

A bench tip from @arrowsandstone: trace around your design with a Sharpie held straight up, then saw the inner or outer line for an even cutout.

Posted over 8 years ago • 179 likes • 12 comments

Love this #benchtip for sawing out a design from @arrowsandstone - “When trying to get an even cutout around a design use a sharpie to draw around the design line I did with this fern. Use your saw cutting the inner or outer line. Make sure you keep the sharpie straight up and down when tracing so you get an even line. 😉” #metalsmithsociety #metalsmith #jewelryfabrication #fabricationnotcast #benchjeweler #jewelerysawing #sawingtips #jewelryfabrication #jewelryfabricationtechniques #thinklikeastudent #spreadknowledge #jewelrytips #sawingtips

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