March 2016

Pencil slingshot worries

Posted on March 29, 2016March 29, 2016 by Frederico

I did some sanding on the slingshot, but the more I handle it, the dirtier it becomes… This picture illustrates the difference between an unhandled piece and the one I’ve sanded. I may try... Read More

Making pencils into slingshots

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Frederico

I cut up the block of pencils and made it into a nice 1-inch board, as you can see in the image above. I had no idea how machinable it would be, so I decided to take all settings very conservative: 3... Read More

Colorful wood stock

Posted on March 24, 2016March 24, 2016 by Frederico

Today I had an epiphany. Just watch the pictures. Can’t wait to carve things out of this stuff! So I bought a lot of pencils. 49 cents/pack. Sweet! For optimal results they need to be hexagon... Read More

Large trivets

Posted on March 20, 2016April 4, 2016 by Frederico

Every year, me and some friends join a local youthwork group (similar to scouts) on their annual 10-day summer camp to cook for about a hundred children. This year, we’ll be joining them f... Read More

First photo engraving

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Frederico

Today I tried my first laser engrave. Up until now I have only been doing profile cutting with my lasercutter. It took me some tries to get it to work (turns out you can’t just import a graysc... Read More