What can I engrave? Can I engrave an orange? A pecan? An acorn? A cookie? Yes, yes, yes, yes. Oh the possibilities.
Photo description: pile of mandarin oranges in a wire bowl, the top orange has the faint but readable word Orange engraved in scriptPhoto description: pile of pecans in the shell in a white glass bowl, the top pecan has the word pecan engraved in the shell with no dark burn marks in a handwritten serif fontPhoto description: pile of acorns in a white glass bowl, the top acorn has the word acorn burned on the shell in a handwritten serif fontPhoto description: pile of undecorated sugar cookies, the star cookie on the top has the word Cookie burned in a whimsical curly font
And the bonus for today’s post, a leaf. Leaves are actually a material choice in the software’s menu, so I knew I could engrave those, although I did find that the leaf engraves better when it still has some moisture in it, the very dry and curly post oak leaves would not hold still for the laser. Those I’d have to press flat when fresh, then engrave.
Photo description: red oak leaf held up to the morning sun to let the light shine through the engraved words “oak leaf” in a bold san serif font, red oak tree and woods in the background
Engraving words was an easy way to experiment. I can now move on to designing my own fills and cuts.
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