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Reversing Patterns

tips and

techniques

In

Woodcarving Illustrated

Fall 2013

(Issue 64), we accidentally reversed one of

the patterns for the Double-Sided Holiday

Ornament by Glenn Stewart. After we

printed the correctly oriented patterns in the Holiday

issue, we received several methods to reverse patterns.

These tips are useful in general, so we decided to

publish them and reward all three readers with a free

Fox Chapel Publishing book.

Before computers, we reversed a plan with tracing

paper. Place the tracing paper over the plan and copy

as usual with a pen or pencil. Turn the paper over on

the work and trace through with transfer paper. The

plan will be visible through the tracing paper, and you

get a reverse plan. This method can be used for all

types of carving, scrolling, and flat work.

Mahlon Davenport

Port Allegany, Pa.

I have reversed many patterns by simply obtaining a

photocopy and covering it with any oil, such as mineral

oil, cooking oil, motor oil, and even Formby’s tung

oil. After the oil is spread evenly on the photocopy,

turn the paper over and you can see the reverse of the

pattern through the photocopy paper.

Richard Reeder

Eden, Utah

I reverse images that are 8" by 10" or less on my printer

copy machine using Printable Vellum Paper, which is

available at our local Hobby Lobby craft store. Print or

copy the image you want on the vellum, and then turn

it over and make the reversed copy from it. I often find

I want reversed images in my stained glass work, but I

have used the paper in woodcarving, also.

Robert Olson

Cedar Falls, Iowa

Drawing the design on tracing

paper is a simple method to

reverse a pattern.

Rubbing oil on the back of a

photocopy brings a reversed

image into view.

Printing or photocopying

onto translucent vellum makes

visible a reversed pattern as well.