I love the shape of Weck jars and think they make great gift containers for food and small items, but the lids could stand some pizazz if you’re going to gift them.
I just went and scrounged up some internet images for these…(I think the fish would make a fantastic gift filled with hand-tied flies or specialty lures for a fisherman.)
Engraved cherry Proofgrade ply.
I am so incredibly impressed with the phenomenal amount of data that the machine picks up and interprets correctly for extremely complex designs though…take a look at the closeup of that zentangle file.
That’s from a jpeg of a hand drawn image…it’s incredible that there isn’t a mark out of place on it.
attributions: Bowie the Fish by notoriousstar Hedgie by George Bokhua Zentangle-Paisley-Pattern (unknown)
The ones that have the wider rims (everything but the paisley) do work with the clips.
But the clips can scratch the finish on the wood, so I’d probably give the glass lid along with it, in case someone wanted to actually do canning with them. If you’re using it for a candy jar though, you wouldn’t need the clips.
Or you could try making one with acrylic - I’ll bet that would hold up to the clips.
Wow, gorgeous engraving! I haven’t done much of that in wood and I need to get cracking! I particularly love the zentangle one. Never heard of a Weck jar, now I have to go looking!
I’m saving the jars and tops of WoodWick candles. They have a nice gasket seal and will engrave nicely. Not sure what I’ll use them for, but they will look beautiful.
Come to think of it, the stone coasters and trivet on the table may also laser well. They are raised, cut should fit with the tray removed. I may have to spend some time designing something to fit the mosaic pieces in them.
I was thinking the same thing! We never have the heart to throw the jars out. "They’re so pretty, I know we can do something with em!"
Now I know what that something is.