#296: Woodpecker Door Knocker

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🐦Get ready for a fun, creative, and unique summer project! In this lesson, Kyle Ely takes an inspiration video sent in by a student and transforms a hand-tool project into a fully engineered CNC masterpiece. You will learn how to source a bird silhouette, trace and clean up vectors using the Trace Bitmap tool, and adjust node points for optimal strength when cutting solid wood. Kyle also breaks down how to design functional mechanical pivots, using live student feedback to completely optimize the string guide system with custom dowel rods instead of standard hardware. This beginner-friendly project is compatible with Cut2D, VCarve, and Aspire, and it makes an amazing, interactive gift idea for your home or workshop!

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