How to lay out a pattern with a shrink rule
Shrink rules build in allowance.
6 steps →How-to guides
Wood Patternmaker How-To Guides
Step-by-step guides to common wood patternmaker tasks: the practical side of the job.
Common wood patternmaker tasks
Step-by-step overviews of tasks wood patternmakers perform regularly. Use them to understand the job, prepare for training or refresh your memory.
How to glue up a pattern block
Laminated blocks stay stable.
6 steps →How to add fillets to a pattern
Fillets improve castings.
6 steps →Before you practice
Learn every core task
Our Wood Patternmaker training walks through these procedures and more, alongside vocabulary, safety and career-launch lessons.