We’re always our own worst critics.
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That wood combo is really nice! I’m not a gamer so the critter is not obvious to me.
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Did you try rubbing Gorilla tape into the engrave and pulling it off? Seems if you can pick it out with tweezers, G-tape should be able to pick it out.
You might start with a less aggressive tack tape like blue painters tape, then regular masking and then the Gorilla. Not sure if you might pull other fibers out with the black stuff.
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Wooh that is phenomenal!
Leave it alone it is beautiful!
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Beautifully done, and also so many great ideas to try to get the engrave clean again! I’d say try a stiff toothbrush, or just leave it and no one will ever notice except you (like many others pointed out 
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check out woodturnerscatalog.com They have a variety of wood finishing products and they focus on wood turning so they might be able to help because some turning project have small grooves etc.
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This is a lovely project. The wood is beautiful.
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I love this and the colors look amazing!
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“If you can’t see it from the back of a galloping horse,” doesn’t just apply to knitting…
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Here it is finished, about to be shipped off. We’ve decided to celebrate the fundamental imperfectness of all things.
And a little bonus for CNC machining aficionados.
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“Imperfect” is the last word I’d use to describe this, Chris.
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Really, a work of art.
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Beautiful piece! I use beeswax on marks like that on our engravings when they get residue like that. “Touch of Beeswax” is the name of the product. Then I use a small brush to get in there & brush out the markings. It might be different with this particular wood finish, but worth a shot anyway. Good luck!
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That came out beautifully!
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What imperfectness? It’s beautifully perfect. To me it looks like the palm trees are a window into the night sky showing the Milky Way. Serendipitous.
Wood is a natural product and by definition intrinsically variable, embrace the beauty in diversity instead of pursueing bland boring homogenity.
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