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
23: Personalized Collar Stays
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
22: Hylian Inlay
"I think you picked the most ambitious first time trying to inlay project ever," wrote Jen, fairly certain that I'd bitten off more than I could chew. While I could already tell by then that l I was in for a lot of delicate work, I reassured her of my expert mastication and went back … Continue reading 22: Hylian Inlay
21: Laser Etched Bricks
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