WoodMarvels Blog

March 2012 is still 6 months away but I’m already getting anxious for this month to come to a head. Why? Well, it means a serious hardware and software upgrades! For your interest… here’s the evolution of what’s made WoodMarvels.com possible at launch current set-up (with frying incident) – I’ve actually fried yet another since then, but it took only a few days to replace the motherboard this time around. There is so much more I want to do with [...]

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I wanted to make a project that could accompany the Ferris Wheel B I designed recently and the result is the Rocket Coaster. This is a big project in every sense of the word and as such, a Special Edition model. With 126 pieces and dimensions @ 6mm L: 90cm, W: 35cm, H: 82cm, this is the perfect size for further customization with your own engraving or other changes due to the large sizes involved. You can buy it now [...]

Classified under ‘tedious, slow and boring’ but somebody has to do this and I’m the only guy here! I’ve decided to update the naming conventions after I got a few e-mails that WoodMarvels.com DXF files work fine on lasers too! I’ve been meaning to update a few other files as well in the back end so I might as well get this done at the same time. The new naming convention is also more accurate with those of you using [...]

David Newman sent me off this picture of the Trotec booth down under at the 2011 Melbourne VIIE showcasing not only two impressive machines but models that were cut by them too! If you attend, be sure to say “Hi” to the Trotec Australia crew!

WoodMarvels.com Volume 3: Evolution of Wooden Designs (Digital Download) is now available at WoodMarvels.com! Get almost 250$ worth of plans at 90% off! It took a year of designing to put this book together and if you get this volume along with volume I and II, you will have the entire library of blueprints (minus collaborations) currently available on WoodMarvels.com across 500 pages! I took a slightly different approach with this book, although the interior is grayscale the cover is [...]

WoodMarvels.com has a new designer, his name is Jarek and when I first saw his design for a monster box, I wanted it made available to my customers. This is a fantastic engraving project for anybody with a laser cutter. The project is easy but what sells it is the detail Jarek put into it… it came out fantastic in the 3D renderings and I look forward to making a real life sample as well (though there are lots of [...]

I don’t normally make it a habit to visit my own Amazon book pages but when I do, I always look to see if I got some feedback and today, I did! On September 3rd, I got my first book review and although they liked to book, they didn’t like the license on it so I’m posting my answer here to clarify the issue as it will also come up when I release my third volume very shortly. 1.0 out [...]

Within the next week, I’ll be releasing my third volume of designs after teaching myself wooden design over the past few years. At first, I started with 2D designs then progressed to static 3D designs and now… I’m getting myself into geared work which I hope to power using elastic bands in the very near future. Basically, the more I design, the more I want to design and the more interesting the designs become! I still very much enjoy making [...]

Richie did an amazing job cutting and assembling my Ferris Wheel B design which was recently released. He was kind enough to send me some pictures… lots more coming soon! Ferris Wheel B: 3D Assembly Animation (720HD) Ferris Wheel B: Design Evolution (720HD)