Interesting idea to use prefinished woods. It can work out well, but as you said, you need to watch your settings to avoid getting extra burning or melting of the finish. I get a lot of hardwoods / solidwoods from some friends in the area with sawmills, but I also have the tools to mill them down to my needed size. Ooch Hardwoods in Wisconsin is a decent option for unfinished hardwoods for those without a local source.
I don't really like either. Basswood is great if your laser is not very powerful, and baltic birch is just so...common and boring. But I do use it sometimes when it makes sense.
The wood from a broadleaved tree (such as oak, ash, or beech) as distinguished from that of conifers." That is the 'official' definition. In the video, I was talking about SOLID wood (not plywood). Like this: craftcloset.com/collections/solid-wood/products/walnut-1-8-solid-wood
Interesting idea to use prefinished woods. It can work out well, but as you said, you need to watch your settings to avoid getting extra burning or melting of the finish. I get a lot of hardwoods / solidwoods from some friends in the area with sawmills, but I also have the tools to mill them down to my needed size. Ooch Hardwoods in Wisconsin is a decent option for unfinished hardwoods for those without a local source.
Good stuff, looking forward to the acrylic with diode episode.
I hear you talk about baltic birch a lot. What are your thoughts on baltic birch vs basswood? Thanks in advance and thank you for your content.
I don't really like either. Basswood is great if your laser is not very powerful, and baltic birch is just so...common and boring. But I do use it sometimes when it makes sense.
Thanks for your videos. They're very informative and helpful.
If I may ask, don't the bottle openers break easily if made out of 1/8" wood or acrylic?
Check out my video on how I make them. They are certainly not breakable :) Could be used as a weapon IMO. lol
@ValleyForged thank you! I'll check it out
Watching from Sweden, thanks for a good tutorial. Just got a question, what is hardwood? Google translate isn’t really helpful here☺️
The wood from a broadleaved tree (such as oak, ash, or beech) as distinguished from that of conifers." That is the 'official' definition. In the video, I was talking about SOLID wood (not plywood). Like this: craftcloset.com/collections/solid-wood/products/walnut-1-8-solid-wood
Thank you😊