"Ed, I purchased plans for your copy carver several months ago.  We have always had problems carving complex curves in our trim which goes on the house of our custom sportfishing boats. Sometimes we make them wrong and have to start over again. I got the idea to make the initial part out of trim segments and then use the copy carver to duplicate the part into our teak wood.  A piece of teak large enough to make one of these corners cost several hundred dollars. If you make a mistake not only do you waste the wood but all of the time involved.
Anyway...The project was a great success.
Made 4 of the main corners and 2 more smaller front corners and ended up with 100% usable parts and one of the best looking trim rails that we have ever done!!!
Hope you like the pictures."  ~John Whiticar
ps.. you can see more of the project on our web site...    http://www.whiticar.com/

"I ran my Copy Carver for the first time last night.  It works great and is a lot of fun.  I will be using it to make propellers and 4 bladed fans for hovercrafts.  All in all I am very happy with the unit.  Thanks for making such a simple design."~Rob Tilton

http://tiltons.net/hovercraft/prop_duplicator/

"I love the machine, I've done paddles, model boat hulls, and foundry patterns. Thanks for sharing such a great idea!" ~ Ron Hagedorn

Dear Ed, Just wanted to pass along a big THANK YOU!!

I have been carving stone as well as wood (custom mandolins and guitars) for a while but was never able to put out the volume needed to get by. This all changed after I purchased and built my first Copy Carver.

I must say I was very impressed with the speed and accuracy of the work I was able to produce using your design. This last weekend I was able to complete a modified Copy Carver that I assembled using acrylic, a sealed router and a few old parts from one of my tile saws. The unit has a reservoir for water which is pumped onto the cutting bit allowing for smooth carving of stone. Best of all I was able to assemble the unit with nothing but scrap parts scavenged from the garage!

I honestly couldn't be happier with the machine and the results I am getting. The great thing about your machine (besides the price;) is its versatility. I have copied just about anything and everything I could find in the house. Next weekends project will be a MICRO Copy Carver for the mini dremal. Planning on trying my luck at duplicating a Camio Brotch for my moms Christmas gift:)

Anyway, just wanted to say thanks for the help and you did a great job in designing the Copy Carver! 
Thankfully,
Justin Grissinger.

Ed,

Thought I would email you a photo of my first carving with the copy carver. I built the carver for 130.00 using a cheepie router to start with. I am amazed at how much time it will save me carving violin tops and backs. I have carved engleman spruce top and the attached photo of Maple back this is a strad copy.  Thanks for the great plans and instructions. Best investment I have made this year.
George Dykes

Hi Ed. Finished my copy carver. It works great. I haven't decided what I'm going to carve yet, but it makes great signs. I had an old clock with an eagle on top of it and I carved it. I might try a fish next. Thanks for the plans. Thanks again, here's a picture. 

Ralph Jones

ED I'm sure you have seen hundreds of your copy machines so this is nothing new. ............a few observations for building the "drawer slide model" might be helpful for others so here goes.