Build idea
Layered walnut and maple snowflake ornaments
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Two-layer ornaments: a light maple snowflake glued onto a dark walnut disc, with room for a name or year engraved on the back. They are cut on a diode or CO2 laser, a batch at a time.
- Rough size
- About 3 in across, 1/4 in thick
- Wood
- Thin walnut, Thin maple
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
- Diode laser or CO2 laser with air assist, honeycomb or slat bed, and enclosure or ventilation to the outdoors
- Laser safety glasses rated for your laser's wavelength
- CO2 fire extinguisher or fire blanket, and a spray bottle
- LightBurn or your laser's own software
- Calipers
- Blue painter's tape or hold-down pins
- Small brush or toothpick for glue, wax paper, and a flat board
- Sanding block with 180- and 220-grit paper
Our tool picks for this idea: Wood glue
Right tool for the job: Do you need air assist for laser engraving? · What should you put under a laser engraver?
Choosing a laser? Read our diode or CO2 laser guide.
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