Seeing the project of Forestmbrown “First self-made project!” gave me a little bit inspiration. So after a bit of autocad and using my glowforce “a star was born!” Used a few pieces of medium acrylic and thin walnut, maple veneer. Hope you like it!
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Very nice! I like the darker one!
What size are they? I don’t have anything for context? Banana?
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The cross is 27 x 21 cm (10.5 x 8.5 inch)
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Use the Glowforce Luke. 
This is really awesome - it’s very colorful. I’m amazed by those who can do these types of projects. Don’t think I’ll ever get to that level. Well done!
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Nice inlay work!
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Lovely result.
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Nice!
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Oh that’s lovely! I like each of them better than the one I’m not looking at 
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@ All thank you!
Did go on yesterday evening and it looked nice at my window!
@cynd11 … well it is more onlay work!
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Bahahahahahaha!
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They looked good in the original photo but look amazing with light coming through!
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Gorgeous work. I’ve considered similar projects but always got stuck on a good way to assemble. Would you mind sharing what glue you are using and if there’s some special technique?
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It’s just like a puzzle between two sheets of thin maple and walnut veneer the double sided tape holds it in place. You could glue the acrylic if you wanted too. Assembly is a matter of minutes. Most of the work is drawing the files.
I scaled it first that became an disaster because the angles get different if you scale. The second try i used offset and it fits fine.
But i can send the files if you want them!
The glue i use for acrylic:
Gr. Roy
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Posted the files in the Free Laser Design section!
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Getting colder here time to use more frost acrylic! Another Saturday of experimenting!
Maybe i could do a Christmas card that way
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Ooh - you could do the card itself in cardstock so you could print it in a printer, and then cut out a hole to slide your star into so the recipient could pull out the star and hang it as an ornament 
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Yep I was thinking something like that. That’s why I put the holes in it the last minute so you could hang it al so. The saga continues 
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That’s a really nice one. I love the expression . 
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