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Chris bought one of our models after discovering us and after asking if anybody heard of us on Vectric Forum. He then cut and showed-off this cool CNC’ed Model T. Read about it here: http://www.vectric.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&p=82176 I hope he doesn’t mind, I’m showing one of the project pictures below.

If you attended the Bay Area Maker Faire over the past few days and visited the Ponoko booth, you saw some WoodMarvels.com models there. You can see more pictures of the Ponoko booth at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ponoko Thanks Ponoko! A very special thanks goes to Ponoko for cutting, assembling and showing my models at their booth. I continue to learn many things from them while dealing with their staff with everything from 2D engraving to 3D printing for the sister site, 3DMarvels.com. [...]

I designed this for Trotec Australia’s trophy show and originally had planned on making the back identical to the front… until I realized later in the design process that the “1″ would have been reversed. I had to make a decision, either insert two or three extra “widths” worth of numbers to achieve my original intent or just updated the back so that the front is one way and the back another. As most trophies are placed against a wall [...]

TAICO Laser Technology, out of São Paulo, Brazil, wrote a small piece about the designs found at WoodMarvels.com http://taicolaser.blogspot.com/2011/01/um-site-muito-interessante-com.html and also stuck the Medieval Castle Walls B on their corporate home page! http://www.taicolaser.com.br Although they didn’t ask permission much less tell me about this (I found out through my stats) – they did attribute the images back to me so I’m happy that all their customers are finding out about WoodMarvels.com’s plans! If I had to decide between the awesome [...]

I got an e-mail from Tom a few weeks ago of the completed Rusk Fortress he cut and build for his children… here are the results! Hi Jon, attached a picture of the lasercut castle I did for the kids. I left out some of the side panels to offer more fun for them. With a litlle granite-color paint it really looks great. I’m still looking for rough brick like vector mask to apply for etching after the paintjob to [...]

The flying car was great fun to build and animate and now I have some pictures of David who cut and built one of his own using our EPS files! I used the new material for cut the flying car, so i can say that cut result is very good. No burning points, and darker zone caused by the smoke are improved now, because i changed aspiration air system. -David If you want to build your own, you can find [...]

Tom’s Workbench, part of the Wood Talk Online Community has just made WoodMarvels.com its link of the week! For those of you who aren’t familiar with Wood Talk’s Online Community, they are a group of serious wood crafter with more woodworking skills than I could ever muster in a wood shop! This is really a great blog, be sure to visit and subscribe to it at http://tomsworkbench.com Tom is a Contributing Writer at Wood Magazine which is a woodworking publication [...]

David Newman kept at refining his really cool Bobcat design and the result is the MK3 Bobcat. It features both a simpler building process and a stronger wooden toy overall. He also added a little guy inside the cockpit driving it and as always, all that’s required is some glue to keep everything together in tip-top shape! You can find it right now at WoodMarvels.com under Collaborations / David Newman. MK3 Bobcat: 3D Assembly Animation (720HD) The original Bobcat design [...]

My nephew Jaden is WoodMarvels.com‘s official Chief Product Tester and I recently sent him off a laser cut Army Transport Truck – cut and shipped by Hines Design Labs (video below). The results from the lab are positive! Here are the pics! You can find this model at WoodMarvels.com under Shop by Category / Vehicles / Military. Army Transport Truck: Laser Cutting Video (720HD) Army Transport Truck: 3D Assembly Animation (720HD) As always, feel free to send me your pictures [...]

The first show in Europe featuring a WoodMarvels.com design has concluded and was a great success. A very special thanks to Christine @ Trotec Austria for trusting me and putting it all together. The Medieval Castle had over 200 pieces but she put it together wonderfully! The show was very successful and your castle attracted a lot of visitors! Great! I’m looking forward to our future projects. – Christine I just got some pictures, the castle is almost a meter [...]