I've done box joints before, just once, for a 3D picture frame celebrating a newborn baby. It was a harrowing experience back then because I didn't really understand how the width of the laser beam affects the ability of two pieces to fit together and because I was using a thick wood that just didn't … Continue reading 14: Box Joints
I have a fairly healthy collection of NES games; you can kind of see them in this listing for one of my abecediaries on Etsy. If you haven't figured by some of my previous projects, I'm a big fan. Because of this, deciding to use some of my spare NES cartridges as canvases for laser … Continue reading 12: NES Etching
For today's Multiples event in Chicago, I revisited the materials and process from the 3D etching weekly project. The result is a strange-but-wonderful Bookman variant with most of its inner bits hollowed out. It's only 6" tall, like most Bookman abecediaries, but it'll be joined by a handful of giant 16" variations with ornate surface … Continue reading Followup: 3D Etching
A few weeks ago, I was planning to visit an artist friend of mine and wanted to bring something laser-made to show off. I settled on some very small, very fine etched-wood versions of some of his recent grayscale artings. Making the art look good on the surface was tricky, and while I had a … Continue reading 10: Tiny Things
