• Napkin rings can be a shape of your choice
• Depending on size and shape, five to six napkin rings can generally be cut from a single 5.5” x 12” piece of ¾” thick wood
• The napkin rings in the set can all be the same, or each one can be different

Create an Easel account

• Go to https://easel.inventables.com/
• Click on “Sign in through Inventables”
• Click on “New Customer”
• Fill in the form to create an account

Get rid of their demo project

• On the left-hand side of the screen, click and drag with the mouse to highlight the demo project
• Right-click
• Select “remove” from the drop-down menu

Choose the machine

• From the bar at the top of the screen, click on “Machine”
• Pull down the drop-down menu of machine options
• Select “Carvey”

Set the bit size and type

• On the upper right-hand side of the screen, click on “Bit”
• Scroll down the options to select “1/8” Straight cut”

Set the material size and type

• Next to the bit option, click on the material type and size
• From the “Material Type” dropdown, select “Walnut
• Set the material dimensions to 12” x 5.5” x 0.75”

Open an image search

• Open another tab of your web browser
• Go to https://images.google.com/

Search for a silhouette-style image

• Type what you are looking for, followed by the word “silhouette”
• Scroll through the image results until you find a good one
• Good images are fairly simple, and have a good spot to put a hole through them for the napkin

Save your image

• Click on the image you want
• Right-click on the larger version, and choose “Save image as”
• Give the file a name, and save it to the desktop

• The video and the following handout give a run-down of the image trace process: https://fdlpl.org/sites/default/files/Idea%20Studio/Technique%20Tutorials/Easel%20Image%20Trace.pdf

Create a circle

• Click on the Shapes tool
• Click on the Circle

Change its size

• From the toolpane, click on the “Shape” tab
• Under “Size,” set Width and Height to 1”

Change to full-depth outline cut

• From the toolpane, click on the “Cut” tab
• Drag the depth slider all the way to the bottom
• Under “Cut Path” select “Cut inside shape path”

Select the shape

• Click on the image to select it

Change its size

• Use the box around the image to adjust its size
• Do not change the size of the circle you created in the previous steps

Change its position

• Click and drag to move the image around
• You can also move the circle to where you want it

Check the right side of the screen

• Take a careful look at the project preview on the right-hand side of the screen.
• Fine detail gets lost in the carving process. What you see on the right-hand side of the screen is what the final project will look like
• If essential detail is missing, try making the image larger, or finding a different, simpler version of the image

Select the image

• Click on the image to select it

Change to full-depth outline cut

• From the toolpane, click on the “Cut” tab
• Drag the depth slider all the way to the bottom
• Under “Cut Path” select “Cut outside shape path”
• Note: The circle should be “Cut inside shape path” and the image “Cut outside shape path”

Change the number of tabs on the image

• Click on the image to select it
• From the toolpane, click on the “Cut” tab
• At the bottom, change “Quantity” to 3

Reposition the tabs

• Click and drag to move the yellow tabs around
• Try to have one near the top and one near the bottom
• Ideally, position them on fairly smooth areas of the image

Change the number of tabs on the circle

• Click on the circle to select it
• From the toolpane, click on the “Cut” tab
• At the bottom, change “Quantity” to 2

Reposition the tabs

• Click and drag to move the yellow tabs around to have one at the top and one at the bottom

Select both the shape and the hole

• Click and drag to select both the image and the circle

Copy the napkin ring

• From the blue toolbar at the top, select “Edit—Copy”

Paste the napkin ring

• From the blue toolbar at the top, select “Edit—Paste”

Move the new napkin ring

• Click and drag to move the new napkin ring to a good position
• Move each ring around to get as many as you can on the board
• Nothing can overlap the pink L-shape in the lower corner

Repeat as desired

• Select “Edit—Paste” again to make another napkin ring
• Continue to move the napkin rings around to fill the board

Be aware of wood grain if you rotate images

• The video explains how rotating an image on the board can actually change the final look of the napkin ring set

Check the time the job will take

• In the lower right-hand corner, click on the “Simulate” button. This will calculate the time the Carvey will take to cut the project

Send us the link

• If you are signed up for the project to be made by Idea Studio staff, you need to send us the link to your project
• From the upper toolbar, click on “File,” then “Share”
• Select “Shared with link”
• Select and copy the link it gives you
• Click “Save”
• Paste that link into an email and send it to ideastaff@fdlpl.org

To cut the piece yourself

• If you are already badged on the Carvey, reserve time on the machine, bring in a 5.5" x 12" piece of 3/4" thick wood, and run the project
• If desired, a piece of mahogany can be purchased from the Idea Studio for $3 until supplies run out

• If you are not already badged on the Carvey, contact us at ideastaff@fdlpl.org to set up a time to get trained on the machine

Finishing steps

• The finished project benefits from being sanded to remove cutting burrs and round sharp edges
• If desired, the finished project can be painted or given a coat of wood finish