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New day, New question - Negative Spaces?


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As far as a stencil, I often find myself making extra cuts, ruining the stencil effect.  Removing the outside of a "V" would be an example.  I make the first cut of the V, back out & approach the other side straight.  This makes a sharper point.

If the cut out is large enough to be useful for something else, go for it.

jerry

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Frankly, I accumulate plenty of scrap that I save, so most of the negative space pieces end up in the scrap bin.  It's kind of like the leftover pieces when you are compound cutting.  The look like they should be usable for something, but if I saved all that stuff, I wouldn't be able to find my saw.  :lol:

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8 hours ago, Rob said:

Usually it end up in the scrap bin but recently I cut this Tui bird on a flax flower:

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I took the "waste" modified it slightly to remove a fragile piece and the place where my entry hole was and surface mounted it on another board.  Ended up selling both which was a great result!

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Rob

That's exactly what I'm talking about - good for you!

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