It was a purchased pattern that came as an STL. I used a very small section of the pattern (it was a 28" square pattern and I used a 4" strip that was 28" long) to avoid any repeats. I also played with the depth of cut until I got the look of a “gouged surface” that I was looking for. It called for the use of a specialized bowl bit as well Amana 42954 .
Thanks for the reply - makes sense. Thanks for the link. I have been trying to figure out how to do a gouged surface look, and I thought yours looked great.
This is the texture I used: CNC Hand Gouge Texture – Design Craft Workshop
I can give you my settings as well when I get back into the shop…although I think it depends on the size of the piece you’re making.
- Gary
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The design in Affinity Designer, exported as 6 SVG layers:
The assembled layers in Carbide Create (with the blue selected):
The current engraved test, 6 separate layers, from the Nomad:
Done with a 45° carbide drag bit in a non-rotating spring holder, Inked with India inks, sanded smooth and sprayed with a sealer between layers. Tedious. The oval, when I complete the finished piece, will be cut out for inlay into a box.
Edit: The finished box:
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So i have a rather odd project i did. Built a new fence around my pool area(old fence i built 26 years ago!)
Anyways i used CC to cut arch for gates and cut small detail to all three gates, a turtle, a pineapple and palm trees. not finished with project yet as its been raining almost EVERY DAY all summer here. but will add a couple photos as i think its a neat detail. Did i mention it has been POURING rain nearly everyday? makes it hard to work on this project but did manage to get about 1/2 the fence stained.
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Ha!
I knew it was Minnesota when you commented on the rain. Everywhere else is baking and we’re drowning. I’m building a house in this rain.
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Almost there! Just finished the cuts then painted the doors and drawer faces. Too bad the drawer pulls are a few days away, that would be the last thing needed.
Pretty much 100% done on Shapeoko 5 Pro 4x4.
Cabinets used blind dado joinery I designed in fusion 360.
Drawer boxes were dovetail boxes also cut on CNC.
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Not the same as what most of you have done today, but this is something I have been working on lately.
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Something to organize mason jar lids instead of just sitting in a pile, and still allowing airflow so they don’t rust if they get put away wet.
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Damn, this is such a good idea and great execution.
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Thanks, I appreciate it! I originally created a rougher version a couple months ago just for using around the house which worked well. My wife finally talked me into trying to sell a few online, so I decided to polish it up a bit any try to make it look nice 
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Looks great. What material(s) did you use for the doors/faces?
I used MDF since I was carving them out from single parts. Not the most durable, but should be good enough.
Inspired by @Jonathan_Blank clock idea I made this for a fishing buddy. Basically it’s a piece of 2 x 12 with epoxy fill letters, numbers, and fisherman. A rounded contour modeled in CCPro was applied. An outside pocket/contour to tab height was cut then flipped for the hanger and clock mechanism pocket. Lastly, it was cut loose from the tabs and finished.
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That is a nice clock. I once went to a turning club meeting in Texarkana TX once and an older man had a T-Shirt on that said" I am retired, this is dressed up as I get".
One thing you could do is if you make another one is mix up the numbers and randomly place them rather than in the circle. Since we all learned to tell time in elementary school you can still tell the real time.
I like the way you have good contrast. The first function of a clock is to tell time. I have seen people that made a beautiful clock but in a darkish room you cannot see the time because there is no contrast.
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Great job Ed! Great work!
Thanks for the inspiration!
Nothing too crazy today. I got the 15 day trial of MeshCAM and have been learning how to use it to cut STL files. First test was just the Carbide 3D bit box caddy since my collection was starting to become a bit of a mess. MeshCAM works pretty well overall and seems like a good companion to Carbide Create. (If there’s a way to change the scroll direction in MeshCAM without having to go through the Mac mouse settings, I’d love to know Also had my first successful inlay test! Decided to start with a bigger inlay and work my way smaller as I get more experience.
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