Hello GF community!
First time glowforge owner/user. I just got mine 4 days ago. I recently quit my job in IM/IT to start a home business. I wanted to do something that would bring me joy and I’m not looking back! Here is a map of my home town engraved on maple hardwood.
P.s. shoutout to the other Canadian users 
Very Nice! Welcome to the community!
Welcome! May the joy you find be endless!
Wow, awesome start!
Great job! Looks like you may have found your calling! Great first post!
Nice job and hello from a slightly warmer part of the great white north.
Welcome. Best of luck with your new career.
Welcome! I wish you great success!
Awesome project! You will find a lot of joy and satisfaction pushing that Blue Magic button 
Terrific map! Keep going! What city is next?
Beautiful and stylish map
Awesome! Looks great!
You might also like to check out some of the examples on this thread:
where the streets are cut rather than engraved.
Doing cuts is probably a little more complicated in preparing your artwork, but can be a nice look.
Cheers!
Thanks for the link! I definitely want to attempt layered mapping next. I like the look of combining the engraved and cut layers.
My original thought was to use a drawing tablet to outline the major roads and bridges, maybe with the inverse of what I did with this map so that the roads are elevated, but I’m open to other suggestions. I know I’m not reinventing the wheel so I am happy to take suggestions!
Good way to start, welcome.
This is really nice, especially for your first project!
Great map, especially the contrast of the map and lettering with the maple.
Looks great! No looking back. Good attitude. Go all in, eh. 
That’s an awesome project and welcome to the Community! I’m actually looking to make maps as well as I had a friend recently ask me for one. Does anyone know where to source maps that will translate well to cutting or engraving? Specifically looking for St. Louis, Mo.
I used the build a map feature in Snazzy maps then made modifications in adobe illustrator.
There are a number of other posts that give detailed instructions.
