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Doug Miller

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I've got a small one-time woodburning project for which I need to burn
about 20 alphabetic characters onto a chunk of cedar 2x6".

Got a little Weller burning iron. I've been trying to layout the
lettering using a pc printout and carbon paper. It doesn't layout
well at all.

If I had a solid (i.e. plastic or metal) stencil of the right size,
I could probably get it done OK, but I don't.

Anybody know a neat trick for something like this??

Use a graphics program (e.g. Corel Draw) to make up a mirror-reversed image of
the lettering. Print it out on a laser printer. Lay the paper onto the wood,
printed side down, and iron it. The design will transfer to the wood.

If you don't have a laser printer available, print it on whatever printer you
have available, photocopy it, and use the photocopy.