Before my Glowforge arrived, the majority of my projects were made using either a 3D printer or with traditional woodworking techniques and tools. Now that the Glowforge is part of our family, I am able to combine these tools and techniques to great effect.
The following project is a blanket chest/toy box that I made for my children’s school fundraising auction. I made the chest out of white oak and then engraved the students’ artwork on the panels using our Glowforge to lase white oak veneer. I also took a photo of the class which was engraved on the inside of the lid.
If you live near Seattle and need larger quantities of veneer from a range of wood species, I highly recommend checking out Crosscut Hardwoods in the SoDo neighborhood on 1st avenue. They have large sheets of unfinished veneers with or without the 3M adhesive backing.
Without context, this thing is a little creepy… I could imagine the story now of the cursed toybox, every child trapped inside gets added to the picture in the lid.
