Carving whiskey barrel lids

… as requested on support …

LIST the steps (like the whiskey lid pictured here) of what you would do to achieve this look.

Such lids range in dimension from 15–26 inches:

Start by setting up the job:

For more on this see:

https://carbide3d.com/hub/courses/create/job-setup/

Set Background

and adjust as needed:

then begin drawing…

The circles are of course easy:

Either draw, or import the crab design:

and adjust the size and placement as necessary:

Then set the text:

Then select the text which overlaps the clipart:

and Offset it to the outside:

Then adjust as necessary:

and then select the overlapping geometry:

and use Trim Vectors to remove what is not wanted:

Ok

Join Vectors:

Yes

Then, assign toolpaths.

Select the interior design elements:

and assign an Advanced V carving:

Since the lid is round, it is not necessary to cut around it, but to have a better looking preview a toolpath to do this may be desirable:

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