After the sign dries, the design is traced, and an Arbortech turbo plane and contour sander are utilized for carving. A Nasum A5 Pro 40W laser is used to cut 1/4" walnut.

For all that, many of us are still laser cutter noobs, and for us [Dominic Morrow] gave a talk at last summer’s EMF Camp in the UK entitled “ Getting Started In Laser Cutting “.