Laser Engraved Rolling Pin

Dreaming up a unique gift, I decided to use my skills learned at my local TechShop.  The knowledgeable staff taught some informative classes.   I made it completely at TechShop!  The equipment and facilities are fantastic and allow you to be quite creative.

Materials needed:
• 12" Wooden Rolling Pin
• Digitized artwork or graphics

Tools needed:
• EPILOG 60 Watt laser cutter/engraver
• CorelDraw X6

You can make your own rolling pin at TechShop, but i went the easy route and purchased one. 

Step 1: Determine work area

Determine area that you wish to engrave on the rolling pin.  With a length of 10' and a diameter of 2”, I decided that the lettering would look best with a height of 1”.   

Comments

[kathynv]

What a great gift -- I'd be thrilled to get one! Thanks for showing us.

[Kiteman]

Nice job. (That's an interesting fleur de lis - did you create it yourself?)

[tiburon65]

thanks, yes, I wanted to give the fleur a bit of interest and texture, and my wife likes swirly things. :)