Shop update #411 (9-24-25)

Halloween and Christmas are rapidly approaching.

For Halloween, I am working on some new designs for the Coffin Lanterns.  I am hoping to have the files up for sale on Saturday.

I also have a corporate client that I made Christmas gifts for last year, so I am working on some epoxy filled and laser engraved cutting board samples for them.  These are just a proof of concept.  If they decide to go with them, they will be made out of bigger, thicker, and darker cutting boards.  Either Acacia or Walnut, depending on their budget.

I started by milling out the logo using the CNC machine, and then laser engraving the company name and year.  I wasn’t paying attention on the first one and put in 2024.

The epoxy that I have was clear when I bought it 2 or 3 years ago but one of the parts yellowed over time.  I added blue pigment and it was able to overpower the yellow tint.

I mixed up 2 ounces because the instructions said that mixing up 1 ounce or less tends to flash cure.  2 ounces was way too much for what I needed so I ended up putting it in everything that I could to use it up.