Summer means it is wedding season! And weddings mean gifts. When Rebecca of Hugs are Fun came to me with her idea of etching recipe box for her sister-in-law's bridal shower, and I knew it would be just perfect for my nephew's wedding at the end of June as well. Rebecca planned a themed shower, based … Continue reading 27: Etched recipe boxes
So, this is a mistake that will forever make me smile. The missing collar stay alluded to in Week 23: Personalized Collar Stays is permanently etched into the laser ruler thanks to a misalignment the honeycomb bed. The bed, which allows better airflow when cutting, wasn't sitting all the way back when we started this … Continue reading Misaligned Lasers
Not being very experienced in modern men's dress clothing, imagine my confusion when I found two flat metal strips with a point on one end at the bottom of my washing machine. They belonged to my friend Brenn, who came over to do a load quick and forgot to take them out. After learning that … Continue reading 23: Personalized Collar Stays
Editor's note: Hello all! So in the years since doing this original post on engraving bricks, we have tried to replicate the results with modern bricks, unsuccessfully. I'm starting to believe the Coffeyville bricks are the unicorn of bricks. It could be that the materials used were unique, or perhaps it was something in the … Continue reading 21: Laser Etched Bricks
