Build idea
Laser-cut leaf napkin rings
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Napkin rings from thin birch plywood strips with a laser-cut living hinge that bends into a ring, plus a maple leaf cut through the front. Glue the ends with a small overlap; cut four or eight from one sheet.
- Rough size
- About 2 in across x 1 1/2 in wide each
- Wood
- 1/8 in Baltic birch plywood
Laser: never leave it running, keep an extinguisher in reach, and with an open-frame laser everyone in the room wears eyewear rated for its wavelength. See laser and CNC shop safety.
Tools you might use
- Laser
- Sanding
- Laser cutter/engraver
- Laser software
- Exhaust fan or ducting to the outdoors, or the fume extractor your laser's maker specifies
- Fire extinguisher or a fire blanket, plus a spray bottle of water, within reach
- Laser safety glasses rated for your laser's wavelength
- Digital calipers
- Wood glue and small spring clamps
- Sanding block with 180-grit paper
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