Kitchen Match Box Bin

[Ryan.M]

Well done! Really like the design

[marmak3261]

Need to pay off my old debts. Some folks need to be watching for a PM from me:

Contest: Design a replacement part for something that is broken

Thanks to all who submitted and participated in the thread. Since there were only a few entries: @jbv gets a matchbox, and @KyleQuinn gets a matchbox and @cmreeder gets a matchbox and @Xabbess gets a matchbox. Now I’ll just have to wait for that Glowforge. I’ll message you when I get my Forge. Also will ask you what size matchbox you would use, diamond or Best Choice which are different sizes. They will be my first projects. I figure that I would perfect one design and material so that I would a…

[cmreeder]

Behind in the forums… I had completely forgotten about this and I am really quite tickled about it.

[nunzioc]

That is epic!!

[marmak3261]

I made another copy and glued it together and did some artwork for the front. Fiat Lux is let there be light from Genesis. The tree is from LotRs. The white tree of Gondor. In the Tolkien mythology, the tree in Gondor has a heritage linking it to the creation of the sun and moon. Light and darkness are huge themes in his writings and are certainly expressions of Judeo-Christian themes. A lot for a match box but this is what it represents.

Detail of the keyhole pocket.

[jrnelson]

These are cute. I really like them.

[Xabbess]

These are gorgeous! I love that you embellished a lowly matchbox bin with such eloquence and meaning. Our daughter sings in a vocal group named Ad Lucem…toward the light. Latin gives such a beautiful mystery to things.

[hansena]

that is gorgeous!

[Jules]

That’s a favorite…you need to be making some of those for your gifts… sweeeeet!

[Pprmntpaty]

I agree😋

[rebecca]

Lovely design, just lovely.

[Tuck]

Love the keyhole pocket. Excellent way to show the utility of cut and engrave together. Well done!

[tim1724]

This is really beautiful!

[PrintToLaser]

Very nice!
Embellishment on even the most ordinary items is what sets them apart. Well done, and thanks for all the sharing. It really helps with the wait!

[martinell.jan]

I don’t think I have used an actual matchstick since Girl Scouts when we dipped them in wax to make them waterproof! Seeing the progression of this project and how the design developed is really interesting - strike cutouts, tab work, engraving accuracy, living hinge, the key hole … everything you have been able to incorporate into one piece makes this a great example of capability!

[davidgal2]

Your engraving looks awesome! I think that I like the darker color better than the lighter brown color that I see lots of the time. The design of your match box has all of the cool design elements that the laser cutter excels at. Thank you for showing it.

[gernreich]

LOTR inspired tree?

[smcgathyfay]

Thats beautiful!!

[bill_laba]

Wonderful design on this. Bravo!