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Lay off the total width. Lay off "U" on the upper guide line equal to one unit (full). Bisect the remaining width as indicated, and draw a vertical line. Bisect the space on the lower guide line as indicated. Connect the two points thus found on the upper and lower guide lines with a straight line and draw the right hand light stroke of the W parallel to it.Then draw the sides of the heavy strokes parallel to each other. This completes the W. The thickness of the second heavy stroke should be exactly one unit (measured at right angles), which is the test of the accuracy of your construction. The grace curves of the W have no specific radius in units, as is likewise the case on the slant strokes of the other letters.

Note in the letters F and E that the middle portion sets one-fourth of a unit above the center line ("C.L. ").

Unlike the V, the point of the A projects ¼, U beyond the guide line. In the V draw the left side of the heavy stroke before laying off the unit of thickness for the other side, as this will give the correct angle at which to measure. Apply the same principle to the A.