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3D Carving with a Laser Can a laser really relief carve in 3D? Of course! Not only is a laser effective at engraving black and white images, it also does an excellent job in handling grayscale as well. There is, however, a considerable amount of preparation needed for the artwork, and not all artwork is well suited for 3D carving. The best material for 3D carving is wood, preferably a piece that is clear of any imperfections. Some acrylics also work well, particularly cast clear pieces. 3D carved images take longer to make than standard engravings so they tend to be a little more expensive, but the results are truly eye popping! Assembled here is a collection of finished projects, created using both retail items and/or raw materials, to help you get a better idea of the types of projects we’ve worked on. By retail items, we mean personalizing consumer products such as cell phones, iPods and laptops with technical tattoos, or tech tatts. Each can be customized with slick graphics and text. Photo engraving is another way consumers like to create memory keepsakes. This is usually done on marble or wood, and even anodized aluminum with excellent results. Awards and signs are also in high demand. These can use any combination of wood, acrylic or crystal products. All can be engraved, and most can be cut. Please have a look at all the subcategories and enjoy the galleries.

Project Samples Here is a small sampling of the various projects we’ve worked on. The first project is a wolf engraved on anodized aluminum, a medium ideally suited for high resolution engravings. Next is a Nokia cell phone decorated with a couple of tech tatts. The patterns seen here are two of 300 available from our art catalog. The pendants in the next photo were both engraved and vector cut from 1/8” alder. The final project shows an architectural model cut from 1/8” Baltic birch plywood and engraved with planking and brickwork detail.

Anodized aluminum wolf engraving

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