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Large CNC router with a dust hose over a plywood sheet on its bed in a workshop

CNC Wood Projects to Make

CNC wood project ideas from our builds, including a cribbage board and phone stand, with links to each idea and related CNC tool guides.

Line diagram of two machines with safety callouts. Left, an enclosed laser cutter with its exhaust ducted through the wall to the outside and a fire extinguisher beside it, labeled: stay with it, never walk away; no PVC or vinyl; extinguisher within reach; vent outside. Right, a CNC router with the workpiece clamped down, a dust hose on the spindle and a red e-stop button, labeled: clamp the work down; dust collection on; e-stop within reach. A note reads: CNC, eye and hearing protection; open-frame laser, eyewear rated for its wavelength.

Laser and CNC Shop Safety

What to know before you run a laser cutter or CNC router at home: materials you must never laser, why you never walk away, ventilation, fire extinguishers, laser-rated eyewear, and CNC workholding, dust, hearing protection, and the e-stop.