This multitool was done with the same settings as our recent Estwing hatchet project, with a two-tone engraving that really stands out against the stainless steel finish of the tool. Since this was a project for display / demo rather than for a customer we snuck our Liberty Tree logo into the center of the […]
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We wrapped up this project today and got the video posted: A USA-made Estwing camp hatchet laser engraved with the same acanthus leaf scroll pattern as our Kershaw Shallot knife project. This time the pattern was done in a frosted white finish with dark black edges and borders. The photos show it as gray due
We had an order for a batch of mandala design coasters, but the customer wanted a two-tone color like on the Marines coaster. The prior mandala design was lines only and didn’t show off the two-tone contrast very well, so I switched over to a new design with filled areas that work better with the
We needed some more wall art, and the baby was feeling cooperative so this weekend’s project was engraving a photo on black painted canvas! A stretched canvas is first painted black and then the laser burns a negative image of the photo by removing the black paint, resulting in the positive of the photo. These
This was an evening test-run of an updated design for our coasters to incorporate a two-tone color engraving. The gray tone is what is typical for an engraving on this slate material while the tan / gold tone areas are achieved by increasing the laser power and frequency while reducing the speed greatly. In effect,
This was a quick weekend project to make a gift for a friend’s son who is starting Marine Corps boot camp soon. It’s a 40mm diameter brass coin with knurled edge, the front face uses the same artwork as our Marines Emblem slate coasters while the flip side of the coin is a photograph and
This one turned out pretty good! The artwork took about 5 hours (but is reusable for future projects) and the engraving itself took about an hour. The engraving was split into four sections due to the different focus heights needed for the body VS the blade, with a separate quick job for the pocket clip.
Here we’re making stainless steel 30mm x 40mm pendants with photographs engraved onto the surface. There’s no ink or other coating involved! Just a couple passes with the laser to put a satin / frosted finish on the surface and then a couple more passes to blacken the photograph into the steel. The end result
Today we’re doing testing for an upcoming project, a 40mm brass coin to be engraved with a family crest. The customer wanted a deep engrave with a high contrast, so we’re doing the engraved area in a dark brown / black tone and leaving the surface a satin tone from the tumbler polisher (hey, it’s
