I guess I have an advantage, I can plot off full sized copies. For the Guillemot S.G. I just started, the paper was 18 feet long! I was trying to avoid glueing the outline to the wood, and knew my jigsawing ability was going to result in a shifted ouline about halfway through the process. I need to figure a way of running the wood through the plotter...

: decades ago I designed few electronics printed boards. I had to photocopy the
: design onto a transparent paper. the photocopy machines I used where not
: accurate enough, they had a 0.5 - 1mm difference in the full dimentions,
: which was way more than my tolerance. I finally found a business that had
: a certain machine that was accurate enough, & I sticked with it.

: I just remembered it when you mentioned the photocopy machine.

: I guess you want to get the kayak in your plans, & not some other kayak.
: If you wont check the accuracy of your photocopies, you'll never know you
: got the "some other kayak".

: good luck,

: Erez