Had to get some keys made for the new house and all they had were the boring basic keys. However, I have a glowforge and I don’t do boring and basic, so…
I traced the key and brought it into inkscape for cleanup. A deep engrave on medium maple gave me enough depth to fit the key. Then it was just a matter of flipping the piece and engraving the words on the other side.
A little wood glue and some clamps finished it off nicely. I just need to clean off some smutz 
Really nice idea and very professionally done.
Clever idea and they look great. I’d be interested to know how well they hold up if on a keyring with several other keys or getting jiggled around in a purse.
Great idea for those ‘thousands’ of keys on the key holder I don’t know what they belong to!
Nice practical cut. Congrats on the new house.
That is fun! I wouldn’t of thought of this application, cool concept! Thank you for sharing!
I just realized how great those would be for all the spare keys I have laying in a drawer! I’ve been using key tags, but those just take up a lot of room and there’s the hassle of getting the rings on the keys. With your design, I could just hang the keys on a board without all the little ring tags! So do you mind if I take your idea and make my own?
Go for it by all means
I wonder how well PG veneer would hold up here? Instead of engraving a pocket you’d just stick the veneer to the key.
Or oo, you’re the master of layered paint. I wonder if you could paint the handle a few layers and engrave an image on it? How well would that work and hold up against key wear?
Ooooo… had not thought of paint layers. Might try that with a sealer of some kind. Maybe brushed on epoxy resin.
Very cool
Way cool!
Those look great!
So grateful I quit using (and carrying) keys a couple of decades ago, BUT this gives me a great idea to “dress up” the keys for a couple of my daughter’s classic cars…
These are great! We only gave a couple of keys these days, but I do appreciate the project.
Haven’t seen that before on this forum. Great idea!
Dang, now that I have a new house and car, there are all sorts of things I wish I could make for myself. I’ll just have to admire all the clever things you make.
Thanks! I’ll show them off when I do.
I love this idea! I’ve got a couple keys on my ring that need to be identified (I think they go to my Mom’s place), then maybe I’ll label them with Proofgrade.
