John Loftis
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Hey folks, we've been getting quite a few requests for personalization of cutting boards, so I wanted to let you all know that's an option. I'm actually in the process of buying a used laser now (gulp).
We'll probably charge around $35 for this, and I expect most folks will use it for monogrammed initials or dates (wedding gifts etc). If it requires graphic arts time or if it's really large, that will cost more. There will be a learning curve for me, so we'll see how all this goes.
There will undoubtedly be some technical questions about this, many of which I won't be qualified to answer. The laser basically burns into the end grain of the wood, creating a recess approximately 1/32" deep. The burning darkens the wood, and shows up best in maple, second best in cherry, and not great in walnut. I wouldn't recommend doing food prep/chopping right on top of an engraved surface, because that would require a little extra cleaning every time you use it and the chopping would eventually degrade the engraving. So if you get a board engraved, I'd recommend either choosing a corner of the board that won't be chopped on, or getting a reversible board with no feet and using one side for display and one side for chopping.
We will be able to engrave logos, art, letters, numbers, etc. Copyrighted stuff will need official permission from copyright holder.
We'll probably charge around $35 for this, and I expect most folks will use it for monogrammed initials or dates (wedding gifts etc). If it requires graphic arts time or if it's really large, that will cost more. There will be a learning curve for me, so we'll see how all this goes.
There will undoubtedly be some technical questions about this, many of which I won't be qualified to answer. The laser basically burns into the end grain of the wood, creating a recess approximately 1/32" deep. The burning darkens the wood, and shows up best in maple, second best in cherry, and not great in walnut. I wouldn't recommend doing food prep/chopping right on top of an engraved surface, because that would require a little extra cleaning every time you use it and the chopping would eventually degrade the engraving. So if you get a board engraved, I'd recommend either choosing a corner of the board that won't be chopped on, or getting a reversible board with no feet and using one side for display and one side for chopping.
We will be able to engrave logos, art, letters, numbers, etc. Copyrighted stuff will need official permission from copyright holder.