These engravings were done after I painted and applied a topcoat of sealer. I started with 1/8 birch.
The blue sign was hand painted with small round sponge brushes. The blue piece is very small and measures 1 inch by 1 1/2 inches.
I airbrushed a light stain onto the furniture , then I took a mist sprayer with dark stain for a faux finish look. No polycrylic on the furniture. I hand rubbed it with beeswax.
With all creations, after engraving and before assembly ——I have to lightly sand the areas that will have glue applied to them.
I would love to make such furniture full-sized with the Glowforge, but there is nothing like being confronted by hard reality to realize the ideas in your head will not work in this universe.
Lol I have a habit of picking up free furniture that looks lonely off the side of the road and re finishing it. I think it would be cool to incorporate the glowforge and what it does into it somehow. Maybe cut out flowers and glue them to the font of a dresser. Ahhh so many ideas and so little time
Kitchen cabinet doors {and others) are often thinner panels caged in planks. I have been thinking on caging something like these (bigger and thicker of course)…
Before I use the pass through —- I had visions of making furniture. I was going to start my own furniture company. I wanted to take all the miniature dollhouse furniture I had made in 30 years and replicate life-size versions with the GF.
Used the pass-through one time and I blew a gasket!!! I just cut out a huge oversized dog bone. I could have cut out the same size dog bone in five minutes with a scroll saw.
Lol isn’t that crazy. I hate when things like that happen. I’ve been going down a dark hole that never seems to end with photo engrave so I decided it’s time to take a step back. I’ve been cutting out earrings and am trying out wood that is prepped with stain ect to see how it cuts. I cut a laberdoodle out and want to ink that later. I’ve found that doing bigger items it’s not worth the flare up and char pre painting.
Try these settings. Wood has to be completely flat. If you place your hand on the material when it is in the GF and there is just a little give—— it is not completely flat. Masking Tape and honeycomb pins are helpful to make it flat.
Yes but the Glowforge is not for simple shapes, This would take more than 5 minutes with even a power scroll saw , and would be very hard to get right…
