Puddin' Man wrote in
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First post, here.

I recently chose a non-standard mortise-and-tenon design
for a project. Had need of a light, preferably transparent
material from which to make a template for laying out the
pattern on the mortises/tenons. Couldn't find anything like
that around the shop, so I used a thin strip of softwood,
which was a pain.

I had some thin, clear plastic which came close, but was
too hard to cut with x-acto.

Needs to be:
Light and thin.
Transparent or translucent.
easy to cut, shape.

Any ideas?

Thx,
P

"Law Without Equity Is No Law At All. It Is A Form Of
Jungle Rule."


I was taught this by my 12 year old son (He's 32 now). He
was making model airplanes out of solid blocks of pine. To
get the right outlined for the fusalage, wing, and tail he
would trace the outline on a piece of tracing paper. He then
rubbed glue stick on the back and stuck it on the block. He
would then bandsaw near the line, and finally sand to the
line. Perfect outline every time, and the paper peels off
clean. I now use the same technique professionally in
woodworking, plastics, and metalworking. But I do the
outlines in CAD and attach with 3M 77 spray adhesive.

Ken