door panel carving

[northwood bob]

Hey Guys
I'm contemplating carving the panels in a 36" - 6-panel door in my shop. The door is next to my bench and encloses a small closet. My thought is to carve the panels with a wood carver/carving in progress. (see attachment)

Does anyone have thoughts on transposing a pattern to the panels? I don't want to carve the frame or styles so the pattern will need to have some dead space concealed by the styles in order to offer symetry.

Bob

[Robby]

Use a projector, you can alter the size to fit your need.

[susieq]

Hi Bob,
If you don't have access to a projector to enlarge your pattern to the right size, take the measurements top to bottom, side to side, take the pattern to a blue print service and for a small fee, they will enlarge it to the size you need. As for actually putting it on the wood, graphite paper would be best. Carbon paper does leave a residue that can be hard to get rid of if it's on a parts that will not be carved....if you look on line, some suppliers carry extra large sheets of graphite paper. Hope you will share the project with us as you go.