The only constant in the woodshop is that people will hit me up for some of the most unique requests, from repurposing old furniture into something new, to working on their kid's school projects. I've been getting a few calls about Pinewood Derby cars - something I worked on a few years ago.
I still have mixed feelings about working on some kid's pinewood derby car,
but as the comment at the bottom states - at least that mother was taking an active part in her child's life. If she couldn't build the car, at least she could find someone who could.
So lately - I've been getting a ton of calls to work on student's school projects. A recent one involved the state of Nevada, and making a puzzle with all of the counties cut out. It was relatively easy to find the clip art on Google images.
And of course - having a Glowforge laser makes easy work of cutting everything.
The "trace" function allows me to scan the image, and click on the parts I want to cut out.
Seriously, it couldn't be more simple.
After adding a solid sheet behind this cut-out piece, it's easy to create a puzzle.
It's so easy, I made two... one for the student, and one for me!
The more I play with this, the more I learn what it can do... it's a totally awesome machine! I'm working on a few corporate gifts using the Glowforge, I'll try to post some pictures of upcoming projects, but honestly - these products fly out of my shop as soon as I make them!
On a totally unrelated note, an aunt of mine passed away this week. Two things stand out in my mind about her - she was the very first person I ever knew who had air conditioning, so visiting her house was aways a cool treat.
Even better - she took me to my very first concert - guess who we saw?
RIP Aunt Jean - thanks for the concert!
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