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Re: Strip: Black crowned night heron onlay
By:dave koslow
Date: 6/13/2013, 10:47 am
In Response To: Strip: Black crowned night heron onlay (Brad Shook)

CLC has some great stuff, but unfortunately a Night Heron bears little resemblance to a Blue Heron.
Go to Flikr, lots of great action shots of birds in flight, to use as references.
The process of making theses laser cut veneer marquetry is kinda involved, but do-able.
You'd need to vectorize an image, simplify it, smooth the curves, etc. and send it off to a laser shop for cutting.
Not impossible but lots of learning curve on the software. Inkscape is a free open source vector drawing pgm, great for this.
PM me if you want to go that route, I can help a bit, i think....

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Strip: Black crowned night heron onlay
Brad Shook -- 6/12/2013, 7:59 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 6/12/2013, 8:48 pm
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dave koslow -- 6/13/2013, 10:47 am
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Brad Shook -- 6/13/2013, 10:56 am
Re: Strip: Black crowned night heron onlay *PIC*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 6/13/2013, 11:27 am
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Brad Shook -- 6/13/2013, 11:40 am
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dave koslow -- 6/13/2013, 12:18 pm
Re: Strip: Black crowned night heron onlay *PIC*
Howie -- 6/13/2013, 5:45 pm
Re: Strip: Black crowned night heron onlay *PIC*
Howie -- 6/13/2013, 5:49 pm
Re: Strip: Black crowned night heron onlay *PIC*
Howie -- 6/13/2013, 5:51 pm
Re: Strip: Black crowned night heron onlay *PIC*
Howie -- 6/13/2013, 5:57 pm
Re: Strip: Black crowned night heron onlay *PIC*
Howie -- 6/13/2013, 5:59 pm
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Howie -- 6/13/2013, 6:10 pm
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Brad Shook -- 6/13/2013, 6:38 pm
Go for IT!!
john vanburen -- 6/14/2013, 6:33 am