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Drawing With a Grid
Two screencasts on how to use a grid to draw 'o' and how to use the bowl from 'o' to create 'e'.
Draw 'o'
Select the pen

Set control point type to quadratic

Turn on grid

Right click to create new control points
Hold down shift and select all control points
Tie control points handles

Adjust the position of the control point handles
Right click to create a counter path
Hold down shift and select all control points in the counter path
Tie control points handles in the counter path

Adjust the position of the control point handles in the counter path
Draw 'e'
Edit → Select All Paths
Edit → Copy
Edit → Set Glyph Background
Open the overview tab and select e.
Edit → Paste
Select pen and double click to add two new points in the lower right part of the letter.
Hold down shift and select the two points.
Press delete.
Add the missing points and make the inside a bit taller. Right click to add the missing points and left click + drag to move the other points.
Add three new points at the overlap and press delete to open the path.
Join the paths.
Select the control point in the corner and use arrow keys to move it to its position.
Open the kerning tab and compare the two glyphs. (File → Kerning)