Laser Cut Stuff

Glowforge user  kittski , posted these  Halloween Trinkets  over on the community pages. They are painted before engraving to give a distressed appearance. The miniature skulls appear to have come out extremely well. They made both positive and negative engravings to see which was best, I guess their heart just wasn't in it.

MaryEllen  from the glowforge community  made this smashing pumpkin wreath for Halloween. Different design processes fascinate me and I love seeing a sketch like that become a physical design. The wood is tinted using a prismacolor marker and the pumpkin itself is layered to give it a real sense of depth and roundness. Put on a happy face and let's get jacked for Halloween my little punkins.

chevalier_jeanpaul  from the glowforge community made this incredible wand box , I particularly like this lightning bolt shaped join at the top between the living hing and the rest of the box. There is also a music box in the top section playing the Harry Potter theme tune. A nice wooden box like this will definitely stop your magic stick from wandering off.

Rekanize  from the glowforge community  made an wooden box for their deck of tarot cards, the detailed engraving and line artwork produced by the glowforge is pretty impressive and I expect a lot of it is to do with their pre masked, proof grade materials which really reduce staining. You wouldn't want to lose a box of tarot cards like this, it would cost you a fortune.

Britt has made this cute little shadow box full of Halloween demons using her new glowforge laser . Layering the cuts outs creates an excellent sense of depth, I'd love to see what it looked like with some LED illumination between the layers. These little characters look like they're having a devil of a good time, they're so cute though they could easily be a ghouls best friend.

The glowforge forums are soon to be a hotbed of inspiration while people figure out how to use their new laser cutters and this free design is a great place to start. The cathedral wine box is an iteration of a previous design and it would make for an amazing gift. You'll need to make sure you red white down to the bottom of the article to find the svg files. What more reisling do you need to make one?