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Basicallly speaking, you can just find a suitable Font and print it to the
size you need. I don't know what fonts Linda used for her examples.
The second one she used will have to be fine tuned to eliminate the
fall-outs. (Floaters)
God Bless! Spirithorse
Bob, you didn't say if you wanted the name to stand or mount it on a base? I have made several free standing, from 3/4 in. Oak. I just have the person I'm making it for, sign their name with a magic marker & make adjustments to the actual cut-out pattern. Some I have included a base in the name for some of them & it is all one piece. Here is an example of one.
Here is somes of my inserts , in ebony , and I put to reinforce at the back of the bird (chickadee ) a MDF with real wood on each side , total of .096" , because the cuttings was very delicates ! Still have some sanding on a couple of them!
An Alex Fox Pattern C-03. I enlarged the pattern by 30% to fit 1/4" Baltic Birch plywood 10" square. Cut on the Pegas Scroll Saw using Pegas #1 MGT blades. Entry holes drilled with Grobet #68 HSS Twist Drill Bits. Finish is two coats spray Lacquer Clear Gloss with sanding on the Mac Mop between...
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