Jeremy Odell
Seeking advice on this medal holder for my daughter. After many iterations, I have created this honeycomb design with an inlay. I added some pop to it with the inlay, I liked the multi-color. I did the step inlay for the male part. So the outside hex has a small lip to hold the male part in place. I like this but now the center piece is stuck and not removable. Furthermore I am using 3M tape, applied to the outer edge and stuck on the wall. The issue with this is I cant move them after putting on the wall without peeling off the paint! Looking for feedback for any improvement ideas. I have to make a lot of these!
Jul 13, 2025
Philip Virnoche
Here are a couple I designed and cut for a friends sons's wedding. Kyles class is really sinking in with me now as well as all the guidance in his and Michaels weekly Q and A's.
Jul 12, 2025
Lester Sak
My daughter is getting married in November and had asked if I could make some things for the wedding. I just finished the first one, a gift card box made from cherry with a lock and a slot on top to drop the card through. I've made many boxes, but never did a curved top before. I should have had straight sides on the lid where it meets the box which would have given me better options for hinges, but it worked out. Still to do: a guest sign-in board, a welcome sign for the guests, signs for each of the bars listing the bride & grooms signature drinks as well as the available beer, wine & liquor, and a sign for the sweetheart table. Things are a lot different since my wife and I married, lol.
Jul 9, 2025
Don Scott
Here is a panel that I made, 21 hour carve. 24 " wide.
Jul 6, 2025
Tony Duderewicz
Carved this out of Baltic birch ply for my new workshop. 15" wide
Jul 6, 2025
Don Scott
The Necklace Holder from Lesson 241
Jun 30, 2025
Wayne Burton
These are a couple things I've been working on this last week. I designed the steps for our pet in Sketchup and used a table top that was made a while back for the frame.
Jun 28, 2025
Michael Norton
With summer finally hitting here in north eastern PA, I felt necessary to make a toy for my grandson when he has his pool time. I made this tug boat based on a project I seen on Rockler online project page (rockler.com/learn/project-build-wooden-toy-tugboat?linkID=&mcID=922:684b3a7faf433b25c1006dec:ot:62fc1ee852663a710c3fa45f:1). Thanks hope it gives some inspiration.
Jun 22, 2025
Tom Imel
Made this camping sign at a request from friend. New to Aspire but wanted to see if I could do it. Creating the Clementine from a pic was the hardest part. Made from Oak pieces that have been laying around for a long time.
Jun 14, 2025
Mark Haskins
This was a sign I made for one of our neighbor hood Fire dept. we are lucky to have one just down the street!
Jun 7, 2025
Matt Stouffer
Brand newbie here. About 35% done with Kyle's master aspire coarse but like always.....I cant wait,soooo,,, I carved some stuff before even knowing what im doing....ha. Tribute to my Dad.WWII vet.P51 mechanic. Looking forward to more knowledge. Thanks Kyle!
Jun 7, 2025
Tom Imel
Clock created to celebrate my son graduating from Purdue University with a BSEE.
Jun 5, 2025
Simon Chambers
Owner, english woodman
Have tried several time but testimonial won't send.
Jun 4, 2025
Allan Cabalar
I made this Perpetual Calendar Clock after enrolling to Learn Your CNC Academy. I learned how to design projects using Vcarve Pro. I know this is far from perfect but seeing the results of my work is one of my biggest motivations. As a beginner, I faced some challenges in making this kind of project but with patience and passion for learning new things, I was able to finish it.
Jun 4, 2025
Michael Norton
Recent projects. Cherry was used for both. Enjoying my cnc.
May 31, 2025
Rock Toone
I am now a retired Fireman and we installed a fireplace in my last station and just had to create the mantle piece!
May 29, 2025
John Scarlett
These are a couple of letter openers I made recently. The one on the right is from a 3 video series Vetric has on their website in the Tips and Tricks section of their Inspiration tab. It was great practice, mainly using the 2 rail sweep tool in Aspire. Then for more practice, I modeled the one on the left from a picture I found on the internet and added some 3D clipart to spice it up a bit. Fun Project!
May 27, 2025
Clinton Callaway
A neighbor asked me to make this sign for them. Kyle showed me how to make 3d letters in Vcarve pro Making the letters and numbers into 3d files and bringing all the components together It looks beautiful don't you agree?
May 27, 2025
Robert Sandstrom
I am attaching a picture of my most recent cribbage board design. Following @Lucky Warwick on his design for a Oregon State shaped cribbage board. This one is a cribbage board in the California State design and initially made as a donation to the SDFWA for their holiday gift sale the week before Thanksgiving. I have posted a question in the QA section to see if there is an easier method for making the cribbage board design holes line up when designing odd shapes. I have made many standard cribbage boards, rectangle boards, circle and oval boards where I am using the circular or rectangle pattern tools. But placing the holes along the path with proper spacing and minimal manual labor by rearranging many of the holes in manual mode along the curves, etc. seemed harder than I would've expected. I have had people reach out to try and help me but I was not able to successfully implement their recommendations. That is what I enjoy about being part of this group, people willing to help. I figured that this is something where if I can get a knowledge gap filled for myself and help others it was worth asking the question in one of our QA sessions. We will soon see during the next QA if there is something I am missing in my knowledge. It wouldn't be the first time.
May 26, 2025
Len Greiner
I took an idea from an Etsy post and changed it up a bit to make a unique stand for the wedding gift. It has the same profile as the plaque does. I flamed it after to make it clear again. Each project has at least one learning lesson in it. I thought I would save some time on the profile pass and set my start depth at .25 since most of the material had already been cleared away with the moulding toolpath. I hate to cut air. The lesson came when I didn't think about the material on the side and put a lead in and out on the profile toolpath. With the .25 start depth the 1/8" o-flute went out past the acrylic, dropped .25, made a left and snapped right off. It took longer to change the broken bit than I saved by starting at .25. It was a cheap SpeTool bit, but it still pisses me off when I don't think things through. It has a few minor imperfections, and I'll probably make another one for them and keep this one for myself. It took a long minute to get the right combination of brass rod lengths to get it to set just right. I made three different sets and used the center rod from one and the arms from another.
May 25, 2025
Grant Wilkinson
I was looking for something special to give my wife for Valentine's Day and came across this on the Vectric site. I lasered a private message to my wife on the back panel.
May 22, 2025
Len Greiner
My son's best friend growing up is getting married and I made them this as a wedding gift. This kid grew up in my home or I wouldn't spend this much time and energy on a carve if he was just someone I know. This took 14 hours to carve and a few hours to finish and I don't like most people enough to give them that much of my life. The file was purchased on 3dWave and I added the wedding rings from the clipart library. Their files have been top notch. I used the Moulding Toolpath to create the frame, and finish carved it with a 1/64r TBN. This was the first thing that I cut since learning about re-starting a carve from a line of code. You can see slight lines where a re-start was performed, and I should have spent more time to sand them out. They didn't seem as bad until I clear coated it and then they seemed to pop out. The detail of this carve is simply amazing to me.
May 18, 2025
Dwight Ferguson
I did a heart for my wife from our pets with a base stand.
May 16, 2025
John Barker
Cypress wood with Vcarve walnut inlays for the numbers using 60 deg V bit. Has a keyhole slot on back to hang.
May 16, 2025
Chuck Freed
My Mother's Day Heart. Dark walnut so its hard to see in the pic.
May 12, 2025
Tom Imel
Volunteer work to raise money for a free Hospice Center in my area.
May 6, 2025
Tom Imel
Mothers Day Sign from Kyle's Class
May 6, 2025
Michael Norton
I finally felt capable of designing and cutting out new aluminum mounting plates to upgrade my two year old Openbuilds Lead 1010 from V-wheels on X and Z axis to HGR15 linear rails. Replacing the wheels as they wore or cracked was tedious. To some this may seem trivial but to me it was proving my progress of learning the software and hardware. The tolerances have been greatly increased after adding the linear rails. The Y axis will get upgraded when I am able to obtain more linear rails. Thanks for looking.
May 4, 2025
Caleb Foulks
One of my first projects.
May 1, 2025
Robert Sandstrom
Built this game for the family, not sure I want to go through the effort of marketing and selling because it required me to manually paint and I don’t enjoy the painting part. I can make for others if they really want but it isn’t a cheap one if I will make money for my material and time. I really like the look of this BAMX Material from Cutting It Close. The material can be purchased at this link: cicworkshop.com/products/bamx... Full disclosure: It is an affiliate link so I get a small commission if you purchase. My family has 7 people living in the house so the previous 4 person aggravation style games didn’t allow us all to play at the same time and didn’t want to leave a family member out. I developed this 8 person version to resolve the issue. And liked the BAMX material look. I wanted to be able to build marble storage into the board but the approximately 0.745” didn’t provide adequate pocket room with material above and below the pocket for the 14mm marbles and dice. Material above, so the marble holes don’t go through . Material below so a sturdy lid could be mounted with magnets or some other method. Because of this I opted to 3D print a separate marble holder. Lid not shown. I designed in Fusion so that all I do is put in the number of players, and sizze of the marble and Fusion will make the case the correct size for the storage. That was fun figuring out the parametric dessign for that. #bamx #aggravation #gameboard #familytime #games
Apr 30, 2025
Wayne Burton
A couple projects I’ve done in the last several days. Both are made of cherry and finished with tung oil. The tray is 14 5/8 x 11 3/4 x 1 3/4.
Apr 30, 2025
Wayne Precht
Thanks to the advice I received here and on the Q&A show, about creating gothic tracery, I was able to decorate this copy of a 15th Century French bench on my Genmitsu PROVerXL 6050 Plus. Already I can see the charm of a CNC with ATC. This design uses 4 bits for the legs. Dimensions are 20" tall, 11.5" wide and 25" long. Red oak.
Apr 22, 2025
Len Greiner
My son got me a set of handmade knives for my birthday, so I made them a magnetic knife block. My plan is to add an edge lit acrylic panel in front, i.e. the slot in the base, later. Now if somebody breaks in the house, I can strip all the knives off of here and beat them to death with the block, 24 ceramic magnets adds up the old weight. First time using laminated bamboo, it actually cut pretty nice.
Apr 21, 2025
Wayne Burton
I carved this a while back and have been playing with the finish on it, my wife and I did the epoxy ( only second time using epoxy, just experimenting) and she dry brushed the detail. I think I’m going to call it done.
Apr 19, 2025
Marcus Pedroza
Another successful project completed, many thanks to the lessons learned here with Tiling Toolpaths!
Apr 12, 2025
Jon Canfield
My first project with VCarve and my Shapeoko 5. Definitely a learning curve over Carbide Create. This is far from perfect, but my grandson will love it.
Apr 13, 2025
Jude Shellito
Hey group, made another snack tray ! V carve Pro and the live classes make this easy. The new bowl bit is the GOAT. Fast and very smooth on the bottom, toolstoday #45986.
Apr 2, 2025
Jamal Alabbood
One side project carving soap holder designed and cut with cnc
Apr 3, 2025
Tom Imel
I created this French Cleat bracket for stacking Bar Clamps. You can adjust width of 2 parts to make it work for other clamps than what I have shown. VCarve file available upon request.
Apr 3, 2025
Tom Imel
French Cleat hammer holder. VCarve file available upon request.
Apr 3, 2025
Tom Imel
Finished this clock for my son. Tried adding led lights for first time.
Apr 7, 2025
Wayne Burton
Here are 2 of the projects I made in the last few days. The sign still has to be painted.
Apr 8, 2025
Ray Lewis
RTL Custom Woodworking
I made this bar sign for a coworker. They love bourbon and the bar in their home is called the “Drankin Room”. Was a quick little project on a Saturday.
Apr 5, 2025
Lester Sak
I finished a model I made of my son & daughter, which I carved from Rosewood. The wood is beautiful, but the grain pattern was a little too distracting, so I decided to try and paint it. Not great but I'm happy with my first shot at this. The faces are the most difficult to paint, but I learned about layering paint, shading and dry brush techniques.
Apr 1, 2025
Len Greiner
I finally had time and warm weather to finish the sign that I started during last month's challenge. Late for the challenge, but I think it turned out pretty well.
Mar 25, 2025
Pete Buehn
This is a retirement clock I did for a fellow instructor pilot in the C-17. It is patterned after elements in the pilots Heads Up Display. All the inlay work is using face grain and the hands were cut out using the OPT laser on my AVID CNC. I sloped the face to resemble the earth using the V Carve molding tool path.
Mar 23, 2025
Allan Cabalar
Did some carvings during my visit to my country (Philippines)last month. My first try with my CNC machine.
Mar 24, 2025
Robert Sandstrom
Created this two sided bowl (epoxy resin lip, white oak, and maple) using Aspire. This one could be done using vCarve pro if the "drip stock" model was imported from an STL file. This was done using a two sided project, profile, and pocket tool paths. I will create a video on how I did this soon. Already created a video on how I got this brilliant shine using my lathe - if interested go checkout my YouTube Channel Rob Sandstrom Designs
Mar 20, 2025
Marcus Pedroza
Another house warming gift for a coworker. Included is his wife's vision for what she wanted.
Mar 19, 2025
Tom Imel
New welcome sign for house.
Mar 16, 2025
Wayne Burton
I did the Haunted Mansion plague this weekend and the other two during the week. My wife painted the Welcome sign but I need to finish it and the others.
Mar 16, 2025
Len Greiner
My wife makes pictures with small colored dots and always has many dots left over when she finishes. I mixed them all together and pocket cut the letters in a decorative cutting board that she picked up at Walmart with her niece’s name. I then poured it with epoxy for the final touches. I think it turned out very unique.
Mar 7, 2025
Wayne Burton
I carved this over the weekend out of cherry and haven’t decided on a finish.
Feb 24, 2025
Robert Sandstrom
My most recent model that I used the learning from this training program and lives to be able to do. this model was designed completely from my imagination. I have been using some material from CIC workshop for trays and other projects and wondered how it would look glued up and put in a bowl. Making a video on the process for my YouTube Channel at this time. Should release within the next week to show the process. It wasn't as difficult as I had thought it would be, the more of these I make the easier they are to create. I used the create rounded shape component, limit (zero) plane, and 3D tabs features to create the bowl and setup the toolpaths. It was a combination of 3D model and pocket tooldpaths to get what was desired. Attaching pictures of the final bowl to show results of using the BAMX material.
Feb 24, 2025
Marcus Pedroza
This was my second attempt at a double sided project. First attempt is not to be mentioned! Vectric free files of the month
Aug 30, 2024
Sam Duncan
My Mom wanted a dish for her avocados so I made her this. Bloodwood carved on a 48 x30 Longmill. Vcarve Pro wants to kick my butt, but I have Kyle. Thank you sir, this platform rocks.
Sep 5, 2024
Davidrid Ridenhour
Cutting Board with sign engrave on back side of cutting board
Feb 5, 2024
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Robert Pastor
All done! I hope they like it.
Feb 5, 2024
Dean Goulet
Had to have a sign for the shop door.
Sep 12, 2024
Marlin Birkholz
My wife likes Hummingbirds, so I made this for her. It was made out of Bacote and finished with Tung Oil. The overall dimensions are 15.75 x 9 x .875
Sep 12, 2024
John Barker
So success at last. I finally got my gun grips finished. One set was made of cherry and the other walnut (a pair of each). This was a two sided job with the 3D model on the top and only pocket and moulding toolpaths on the bottom. Kyle's tips on how to add extensions to the profile vectors for the moulding toolpath really helped out. One of my questions in the Q&A was the thickness of the back edge of the grip. This turned out to be a problem the the cross sections of the two rail sweep. Again with his advise I used a contour gauge to measure the contour at four points down the original grips and was able to get a good 3D model. Thanks Kyle!
Sep 19, 2024
Tony Duderewicz
Made a few minions I found on cults3D and thingiverse. I used white oak cherry and ambrosia maple. They are 1 sided using v carve pro
Sep 19, 2024
Michael Messuri
Made these out of poplar They go with the catfish ones I make. As you can see I have been experimenting with finishing techniques and #4 is in its natural unfinished state. Also, they are hand painted as I do not have a laser to etch the black parts
Sep 19, 2024
Robert Pastor
This is my newest creation. I still have to tweak it a little. I used 3D modeling, V-carve lettering, and laser etching. I hope to carve it tomorrow.
Sep 19, 2024
Tim Karash
Just a fun napkin holder project, combining my 2 hobbies of woodworking and model aviation.
Sep 26, 2024
Timothy Wojnowiak
Live Edge version of the shared file
Sep 24, 2024
Timothy Wojnowiak
My AI chip Carve It's Bear :30 Clocks
Oct 8, 2024
Lester Sak
These are cherry bifold louver doors that I finished last month for laundry area and furnace. Because the dryer & furnace burn gas, I wanted to make sure there would be enough combustion air, so I angled the louvers at 30 degrees to provide more air flow. The louvers took some time, there are 90 louvers per door (360 total). Each louver was rough cut on the table saw, then went to the planer, drum sander 120 grit (both sides), then random orbital sanded at 220 grit (both sides) in a make-shift jig that holds 22 louvers at a time. And finally, the router table to round over the edges (4 passes each for a total of 1440 passes). I used System Three T-88 Epoxy for glue-up due to the time it takes to line up all of the louvers (not fun!)
Oct 15, 2024
Tim Karash
I have christened this chip carve "Swirling Around the Drain" AKA my life. It's 8.5 inches in diameter on 0.75 thick maple, and a quick blast of rattle can gloss poly. The "Beauty Mark" at 12 o'clock, took extensive planning.
Oct 22, 2024
Michael Messuri
Just added this to my offerings that my wife sells when she is doing her open air markets events. Just need to apply 2 coats of poly to the top and it's done
Oct 22, 2024
Tim Karash
This one is similar to the "Swirling the Drain" that I carved earlier, but just a slight variation on the theme. It's also smaller at 9 inch diameter. I used 0.75 thick maple, and cut it with a 1 inch 90 degree V bit. This one I have labeled "The Blade"
Oct 29, 2024
Tim Karash
Just a simple clock that is guaranteed to confuse Millennials, Gen Z, & Gen Alpha. Cut from hickory stock.
Nov 5, 2024
Tony Duderewicz
made this out of maple. Size is 8-1/2" wide x 11" high, I used a .125 tapered ball nose and a .0625 tapered ball nose on this. The font is IFC Railroad and I made the letters .125" high
Nov 5, 2024
Tony Duderewicz
I designed and carved this Taylor Bass kicker for the Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins 30-27
Nov 12, 2024
Brent Schaffer
Kudos to Rob S for the lesson a while back on epoxy signs. I was commissioned by my neighbor to make a sign for his new cabin. Originally, it was going to be painted. After watching Rob's Learn Your CNC lesson, I decided to take a crack at epoxy. This is my first one and it came out super. Needless to say the neighbor is thrilled. Thanks Rob!!!
Nov 12, 2024
Dwight Ferguson
Made this "Pak Flat" Cat House using two cats as an outline for the door. Then lasered a kitten with a butterfly and painted with acrylic paint. Butterflies are cutouts on sides and back. Learned a lot from this project!
Nov 14, 2024
Ellen Wicker
I am new to this community. Just want to share the last thing I have made for fun. I am all over the place making different projects of all kinds. Lately I have been really enjoying making cutting boards. Love how these are turning out.
Dec 3, 2024
Kevin Zufelt
It’s hard to find time to decorate with an infant. My solution? Make a 6.5 ft tall Grinch to “steal” all my decorations. Now I get it all done in 10 minutes. This was a fun project, except for the painting, and was my first attempt at tiling a project. It’s not perfect, but it was a great learning experience and I’m really happy with how it looks.
Dec 10, 2024
Tony Duderewicz
A colorful plaque I carved and painted.
Dec 10, 2024
Jamal Alabbood
Just design and made it , Ohio trivet , in vcarve pro
Dec 10, 2024
John Scarlett
A friend of the family is a huge Star Wars fan and my son came up with this idea for a gift exchange. Everything was designed in Aspire. The Death Star was 3D modeled and carved out of Cherry. The storm trooper was split into multiple closed vectors that were then exported to Fusion 360, extruded, 3D printed and assembled. The storm trooper is on 2 pins giving room for LED lights. Had lots of fun with this one.
Dec 10, 2024
Chris Pelletier
Getting ready for the holiday fair
Dec 10, 2024
Tony Duderewicz
A few ornaments I made and carved.
Dec 17, 2024
Dwight Ferguson
Made this 19" x 15" by 3/4" inch Christmas tray using BAMX panels made with 1/8 inch mahogany top and bottom with bamboo sandwich in the center from Cutting it Close. What a pleasure it was not having to prep the wood prior to the carving! This was a one and a half hour carve. I used epoxy with gold flakes to give it a little sparkle in the VCarve design. It was an hour just sanding the epoxy down so a total of 2 1/2 hours from start to finish. This is the URL: cicworkshop.com/collections/wooden-panels/products/bamx?variant=42974606098623
Dec 17, 2024
Len Greiner
I'd like to say that this was a fun little project but that would be a lie. This thing gave me fits at every turn. It only works with a .75" or larger 90-degree v-bit, I didn't own one, thanks IDC. Forgot to reset my zero in the controller, ate the first 2 x 2 piece of poplar. That "Little Stiffy" bit is sturdy no doubt. Because of the small size of the reindeer every time I made the final cut the antlers would break off. The vacuum table (16 x 16 Airweights) with a fixture plate pulled the one end lower than the other and cut the letters progressively deeper as it cut, now it looks like the excitement is building the closer we get to Christmas. One positive note, the pocket for the votive candle was a perfect fit on the first try. Still have to clear coat it before the grandkids gets here today, so back to the frozen shop for more holiday cheer. If anybody else wants to punish themself with this, please let me know and I'll put it in the Community Member Files page. Merry Christmas everyone.
Dec 24, 2024
Tony Duderewicz
Christmas is coming plaque I carved and painted with acrylic paints. Size is 9" x 8.5" wide. used a 1/4" endmill for roughing and a 1/16" tapered ball nose for finish toolpath, 4 hr carve.
Dec 24, 2024
Bob Jotte
10 months of your course, Kyle, learning Aspire v12, ultimately purchased a Maverick 3 x 5 Pro and finally made my first two real projects this month. I still have a lot to learn and perfect, but couldn't have done it without your tireless teachings. Appreciate what you do for us, especially the newbies, and look forward to many years perfecting my CNC abilities. Thanks!
Dec 24, 2024
Dwight Ferguson
Have you ever wanted to view the actual woodgrain direction of what you're cutting, including end grain cutting boards with inlays? I have figured it out, and it's really easy to do. I have also attached a zip file in the PDF file,with the different Y direction wood grains. I have found it amazing to be able to actually see the direction of the wood grain. I am using. It also helps me visualize when I'm cutting small parts to make sure that they are situated in the correct grain direction. Enjoy! If you have any questions, let me know!
Dec 31, 2024
Tony Duderewicz
Did this for a friend who lost her dogs over the years.
Dec 31, 2024
Jude Shellito
Sharing my latest project. I made 12 Jubilee crosses. I used the techniques Kyle teaches to create the artwork from a bitmap image. I used vcarve to cut the emblem and poured the 7 different epoxy colors. I also used v carve to create the arms of the cross. Used v carve to make templates since there was 12 of them. The rest was made with conventional wood working equipment, table saw, miter saw etc. The wood is hard white maple I sourced from a local saw mill.
Dec 31, 2024
Donna Botelho
Haha, when a customer wants what they want you make it. Office humor at it's finest! LOL
Dec 31, 2024
Recently finished this new form of Cribbage Game that was requested by a client.
Jamal Alabbood
Handcrafted 3D Wooden Wall Art – Elderly Couple Embrace
Jan 8, 2025
Len Greiner
At a family gathering my sister-in-law ask if I could 3D print a "Knitty Knotty" to which I answered " maybe if I had any idea what that is". This is a Knitty Knotty, I had to do some searching to find pictures of one on the internet. It's used for measuring yard after you spin it. I found many that were indeed 3D printed, usually in two interlocking pieces, all looked rather flimsy. I also saw many others that were made from wood and decided that I would take a stab at making one out of poplar. I had the spindle from another project. They have a small farm where they raise goats and chickens, so I decided to make a logo that I thought would look nice for it. I used Copilot AI to create the logo and used the generated image to Sketch Carve it on one end along with the name of their farm. I used Oramask for the V-carving of the letters and airbrushed them before flipping it to the other side. I later gave it 2 coats of shellac and hand painted the logo with a small brush and acrylic paint. A quick sanding job and coated with a couple coats of clear. Ready to do Knitty Knotty things. This was my first double sided project, and I need to rewatch some of those lessons before next time. It turned out ok but not perfect like I expect of myself.
Jan 8, 2025
Dwight Ferguson
I made this 3" x 27 1/2" x 18" cutting board from a hard Maple slab. I used a combination of Sketch Carve and V-carve, and manipulated the depth of cut in sketch carve in order to get a .45" cut depth for an epoxy fill. It worked out great due to the fact that it was a large carve.
Jan 8, 2025
Lester Sak
For Christmas, I made a bunch of lithophanes for the family and fitted them in a one-piece cherry frame that I carved. I used tape LED lighting and carved a diffraction lens for each out of 1/4" acrylic using a 60* v-bit so the light would spread evenly without hotspots. And on the backs, I laser engraved the date the photo was taken, along with a QR code that when scanned gives a link to the original photo. The lithophanes were carved from some solid surface material for countertops with a 1/32" ballnose. Each piece is 3.5"x4" and took a little over 2 hours on average. Everyone loved them, great gift idea if you can find the material!
Jan 15, 2025
Tony Duderewicz
A few of my Lithophanes I carved all using a 1/32" tapered ball nose or a 1/16" tapered ball nose bit depending on photo and detail. Fun to make
Jan 15, 2025
Jamal Alabbood
Finished carving this 3d model added base to it, then added touch of paint to highlight the shadow.
Jan 29, 2025
Jeremy Odell
Seeking advice on this medal holder for my daughter. After many iterations, I have created this honeycomb design with an inlay. I added some pop to it with the inlay, I liked the multi-color. I did the step inlay for the male part. So the outside hex has a small lip to hold the male part in place. I like this but now the center piece is stuck and not removable. Furthermore I am using 3M tape, applied to the outer edge and stuck on the wall. The issue with this is I cant move them after putting on the wall without peeling off the paint! Looking for feedback for any improvement ideas. I have to make a lot of these!
Jul 13, 2025
Philip Virnoche
Here are a couple I designed and cut for a friends sons's wedding. Kyles class is really sinking in with me now as well as all the guidance in his and Michaels weekly Q and A's.
Jul 12, 2025
Lester Sak
My daughter is getting married in November and had asked if I could make some things for the wedding. I just finished the first one, a gift card box made from cherry with a lock and a slot on top to drop the card through. I've made many boxes, but never did a curved top before. I should have had straight sides on the lid where it meets the box which would have given me better options for hinges, but it worked out. Still to do: a guest sign-in board, a welcome sign for the guests, signs for each of the bars listing the bride & grooms signature drinks as well as the available beer, wine & liquor, and a sign for the sweetheart table. Things are a lot different since my wife and I married, lol.
Jul 9, 2025
Don Scott
Here is a panel that I made, 21 hour carve. 24 " wide.
Jul 6, 2025
Tony Duderewicz
Carved this out of Baltic birch ply for my new workshop. 15" wide
Jul 6, 2025
Don Scott
The Necklace Holder from Lesson 241
Jun 30, 2025
Wayne Burton
These are a couple things I've been working on this last week. I designed the steps for our pet in Sketchup and used a table top that was made a while back for the frame.
Jun 28, 2025
Michael Norton
With summer finally hitting here in north eastern PA, I felt necessary to make a toy for my grandson when he has his pool time. I made this tug boat based on a project I seen on Rockler online project page (rockler.com/learn/project-build-wooden-toy-tugboat?linkID=&mcID=922:684b3a7faf433b25c1006dec:ot:62fc1ee852663a710c3fa45f:1). Thanks hope it gives some inspiration.
Jun 22, 2025
Tom Imel
Made this camping sign at a request from friend. New to Aspire but wanted to see if I could do it. Creating the Clementine from a pic was the hardest part. Made from Oak pieces that have been laying around for a long time.
Jun 14, 2025
Mark Haskins
This was a sign I made for one of our neighbor hood Fire dept. we are lucky to have one just down the street!
Jun 7, 2025
Matt Stouffer
Brand newbie here. About 35% done with Kyle's master aspire coarse but like always.....I cant wait,soooo,,, I carved some stuff before even knowing what im doing....ha. Tribute to my Dad.WWII vet.P51 mechanic. Looking forward to more knowledge. Thanks Kyle!
Jun 7, 2025
Tom Imel
Clock created to celebrate my son graduating from Purdue University with a BSEE.
Jun 5, 2025
Simon Chambers
Owner, english woodman
Have tried several time but testimonial won't send.
Jun 4, 2025
Allan Cabalar
I made this Perpetual Calendar Clock after enrolling to Learn Your CNC Academy. I learned how to design projects using Vcarve Pro. I know this is far from perfect but seeing the results of my work is one of my biggest motivations. As a beginner, I faced some challenges in making this kind of project but with patience and passion for learning new things, I was able to finish it.
Jun 4, 2025
Michael Norton
Recent projects. Cherry was used for both. Enjoying my cnc.
May 31, 2025
Jeremy Odell
Seeking advice on this medal holder for my daughter. After many iterations, I have created this honeycomb design with an inlay. I added some pop to it with the inlay, I liked the multi-color. I did the step inlay for the male part. So the outside hex has a small lip to hold the male part in place. I like this but now the center piece is stuck and not removable. Furthermore I am using 3M tape, applied to the outer edge and stuck on the wall. The issue with this is I cant move them after putting on the wall without peeling off the paint! Looking for feedback for any improvement ideas. I have to make a lot of these!
Jul 13, 2025
Philip Virnoche
Here are a couple I designed and cut for a friends sons's wedding. Kyles class is really sinking in with me now as well as all the guidance in his and Michaels weekly Q and A's.
Jul 12, 2025
Lester Sak
My daughter is getting married in November and had asked if I could make some things for the wedding. I just finished the first one, a gift card box made from cherry with a lock and a slot on top to drop the card through. I've made many boxes, but never did a curved top before. I should have had straight sides on the lid where it meets the box which would have given me better options for hinges, but it worked out. Still to do: a guest sign-in board, a welcome sign for the guests, signs for each of the bars listing the bride & grooms signature drinks as well as the available beer, wine & liquor, and a sign for the sweetheart table. Things are a lot different since my wife and I married, lol.
Jul 9, 2025
Don Scott
Here is a panel that I made, 21 hour carve. 24 " wide.
Jul 6, 2025
Tony Duderewicz
Carved this out of Baltic birch ply for my new workshop. 15" wide
Jul 6, 2025
Don Scott
The Necklace Holder from Lesson 241
Jun 30, 2025
Wayne Burton
These are a couple things I've been working on this last week. I designed the steps for our pet in Sketchup and used a table top that was made a while back for the frame.
Jun 28, 2025
Michael Norton
With summer finally hitting here in north eastern PA, I felt necessary to make a toy for my grandson when he has his pool time. I made this tug boat based on a project I seen on Rockler online project page (rockler.com/learn/project-build-wooden-toy-tugboat?linkID=&mcID=922:684b3a7faf433b25c1006dec:ot:62fc1ee852663a710c3fa45f:1). Thanks hope it gives some inspiration.
Jun 22, 2025
Tom Imel
Made this camping sign at a request from friend. New to Aspire but wanted to see if I could do it. Creating the Clementine from a pic was the hardest part. Made from Oak pieces that have been laying around for a long time.
Jun 14, 2025
Mark Haskins
This was a sign I made for one of our neighbor hood Fire dept. we are lucky to have one just down the street!
Jun 7, 2025
Matt Stouffer
Brand newbie here. About 35% done with Kyle's master aspire coarse but like always.....I cant wait,soooo,,, I carved some stuff before even knowing what im doing....ha. Tribute to my Dad.WWII vet.P51 mechanic. Looking forward to more knowledge. Thanks Kyle!
Jun 7, 2025
Tom Imel
Clock created to celebrate my son graduating from Purdue University with a BSEE.
Jun 5, 2025
Simon Chambers
Owner, english woodman
Have tried several time but testimonial won't send.
Jun 4, 2025
Allan Cabalar
I made this Perpetual Calendar Clock after enrolling to Learn Your CNC Academy. I learned how to design projects using Vcarve Pro. I know this is far from perfect but seeing the results of my work is one of my biggest motivations. As a beginner, I faced some challenges in making this kind of project but with patience and passion for learning new things, I was able to finish it.
Jun 4, 2025
Michael Norton
Recent projects. Cherry was used for both. Enjoying my cnc.
May 31, 2025
Rock Toone
I am now a retired Fireman and we installed a fireplace in my last station and just had to create the mantle piece!
May 29, 2025
John Scarlett
These are a couple of letter openers I made recently. The one on the right is from a 3 video series Vetric has on their website in the Tips and Tricks section of their Inspiration tab. It was great practice, mainly using the 2 rail sweep tool in Aspire. Then for more practice, I modeled the one on the left from a picture I found on the internet and added some 3D clipart to spice it up a bit. Fun Project!
May 27, 2025
Clinton Callaway
A neighbor asked me to make this sign for them. Kyle showed me how to make 3d letters in Vcarve pro Making the letters and numbers into 3d files and bringing all the components together It looks beautiful don't you agree?
May 27, 2025
Robert Sandstrom
I am attaching a picture of my most recent cribbage board design. Following @Lucky Warwick on his design for a Oregon State shaped cribbage board. This one is a cribbage board in the California State design and initially made as a donation to the SDFWA for their holiday gift sale the week before Thanksgiving. I have posted a question in the QA section to see if there is an easier method for making the cribbage board design holes line up when designing odd shapes. I have made many standard cribbage boards, rectangle boards, circle and oval boards where I am using the circular or rectangle pattern tools. But placing the holes along the path with proper spacing and minimal manual labor by rearranging many of the holes in manual mode along the curves, etc. seemed harder than I would've expected. I have had people reach out to try and help me but I was not able to successfully implement their recommendations. That is what I enjoy about being part of this group, people willing to help. I figured that this is something where if I can get a knowledge gap filled for myself and help others it was worth asking the question in one of our QA sessions. We will soon see during the next QA if there is something I am missing in my knowledge. It wouldn't be the first time.
May 26, 2025
Len Greiner
I took an idea from an Etsy post and changed it up a bit to make a unique stand for the wedding gift. It has the same profile as the plaque does. I flamed it after to make it clear again. Each project has at least one learning lesson in it. I thought I would save some time on the profile pass and set my start depth at .25 since most of the material had already been cleared away with the moulding toolpath. I hate to cut air. The lesson came when I didn't think about the material on the side and put a lead in and out on the profile toolpath. With the .25 start depth the 1/8" o-flute went out past the acrylic, dropped .25, made a left and snapped right off. It took longer to change the broken bit than I saved by starting at .25. It was a cheap SpeTool bit, but it still pisses me off when I don't think things through. It has a few minor imperfections, and I'll probably make another one for them and keep this one for myself. It took a long minute to get the right combination of brass rod lengths to get it to set just right. I made three different sets and used the center rod from one and the arms from another.
May 25, 2025
Grant Wilkinson
I was looking for something special to give my wife for Valentine's Day and came across this on the Vectric site. I lasered a private message to my wife on the back panel.
May 22, 2025
Len Greiner
My son's best friend growing up is getting married and I made them this as a wedding gift. This kid grew up in my home or I wouldn't spend this much time and energy on a carve if he was just someone I know. This took 14 hours to carve and a few hours to finish and I don't like most people enough to give them that much of my life. The file was purchased on 3dWave and I added the wedding rings from the clipart library. Their files have been top notch. I used the Moulding Toolpath to create the frame, and finish carved it with a 1/64r TBN. This was the first thing that I cut since learning about re-starting a carve from a line of code. You can see slight lines where a re-start was performed, and I should have spent more time to sand them out. They didn't seem as bad until I clear coated it and then they seemed to pop out. The detail of this carve is simply amazing to me.
May 18, 2025
Dwight Ferguson
I did a heart for my wife from our pets with a base stand.
May 16, 2025
John Barker
Cypress wood with Vcarve walnut inlays for the numbers using 60 deg V bit. Has a keyhole slot on back to hang.
May 16, 2025
Chuck Freed
My Mother's Day Heart. Dark walnut so its hard to see in the pic.
May 12, 2025
Tom Imel
Volunteer work to raise money for a free Hospice Center in my area.
May 6, 2025
Tom Imel
Mothers Day Sign from Kyle's Class
May 6, 2025
Michael Norton
I finally felt capable of designing and cutting out new aluminum mounting plates to upgrade my two year old Openbuilds Lead 1010 from V-wheels on X and Z axis to HGR15 linear rails. Replacing the wheels as they wore or cracked was tedious. To some this may seem trivial but to me it was proving my progress of learning the software and hardware. The tolerances have been greatly increased after adding the linear rails. The Y axis will get upgraded when I am able to obtain more linear rails. Thanks for looking.
May 4, 2025
Caleb Foulks
One of my first projects.
May 1, 2025
Robert Sandstrom
Built this game for the family, not sure I want to go through the effort of marketing and selling because it required me to manually paint and I don’t enjoy the painting part. I can make for others if they really want but it isn’t a cheap one if I will make money for my material and time. I really like the look of this BAMX Material from Cutting It Close. The material can be purchased at this link: cicworkshop.com/products/bamx... Full disclosure: It is an affiliate link so I get a small commission if you purchase. My family has 7 people living in the house so the previous 4 person aggravation style games didn’t allow us all to play at the same time and didn’t want to leave a family member out. I developed this 8 person version to resolve the issue. And liked the BAMX material look. I wanted to be able to build marble storage into the board but the approximately 0.745” didn’t provide adequate pocket room with material above and below the pocket for the 14mm marbles and dice. Material above, so the marble holes don’t go through . Material below so a sturdy lid could be mounted with magnets or some other method. Because of this I opted to 3D print a separate marble holder. Lid not shown. I designed in Fusion so that all I do is put in the number of players, and sizze of the marble and Fusion will make the case the correct size for the storage. That was fun figuring out the parametric dessign for that. #bamx #aggravation #gameboard #familytime #games
Apr 30, 2025
Wayne Burton
A couple projects I’ve done in the last several days. Both are made of cherry and finished with tung oil. The tray is 14 5/8 x 11 3/4 x 1 3/4.
Apr 30, 2025
Wayne Precht
Thanks to the advice I received here and on the Q&A show, about creating gothic tracery, I was able to decorate this copy of a 15th Century French bench on my Genmitsu PROVerXL 6050 Plus. Already I can see the charm of a CNC with ATC. This design uses 4 bits for the legs. Dimensions are 20" tall, 11.5" wide and 25" long. Red oak.
Apr 22, 2025
Len Greiner
My son got me a set of handmade knives for my birthday, so I made them a magnetic knife block. My plan is to add an edge lit acrylic panel in front, i.e. the slot in the base, later. Now if somebody breaks in the house, I can strip all the knives off of here and beat them to death with the block, 24 ceramic magnets adds up the old weight. First time using laminated bamboo, it actually cut pretty nice.
Apr 21, 2025
Wayne Burton
I carved this a while back and have been playing with the finish on it, my wife and I did the epoxy ( only second time using epoxy, just experimenting) and she dry brushed the detail. I think I’m going to call it done.
Apr 19, 2025
Marcus Pedroza
Another successful project completed, many thanks to the lessons learned here with Tiling Toolpaths!
Apr 12, 2025
Jon Canfield
My first project with VCarve and my Shapeoko 5. Definitely a learning curve over Carbide Create. This is far from perfect, but my grandson will love it.
Apr 13, 2025
Jude Shellito
Hey group, made another snack tray ! V carve Pro and the live classes make this easy. The new bowl bit is the GOAT. Fast and very smooth on the bottom, toolstoday #45986.
Apr 2, 2025
Jamal Alabbood
One side project carving soap holder designed and cut with cnc
Apr 3, 2025
Tom Imel
I created this French Cleat bracket for stacking Bar Clamps. You can adjust width of 2 parts to make it work for other clamps than what I have shown. VCarve file available upon request.
Apr 3, 2025
Tom Imel
French Cleat hammer holder. VCarve file available upon request.
Apr 3, 2025
Tom Imel
Finished this clock for my son. Tried adding led lights for first time.
Apr 7, 2025
Wayne Burton
Here are 2 of the projects I made in the last few days. The sign still has to be painted.
Apr 8, 2025
Ray Lewis
RTL Custom Woodworking
I made this bar sign for a coworker. They love bourbon and the bar in their home is called the “Drankin Room”. Was a quick little project on a Saturday.
Apr 5, 2025
Lester Sak
I finished a model I made of my son & daughter, which I carved from Rosewood. The wood is beautiful, but the grain pattern was a little too distracting, so I decided to try and paint it. Not great but I'm happy with my first shot at this. The faces are the most difficult to paint, but I learned about layering paint, shading and dry brush techniques.
Apr 1, 2025
Len Greiner
I finally had time and warm weather to finish the sign that I started during last month's challenge. Late for the challenge, but I think it turned out pretty well.
Mar 25, 2025
Pete Buehn
This is a retirement clock I did for a fellow instructor pilot in the C-17. It is patterned after elements in the pilots Heads Up Display. All the inlay work is using face grain and the hands were cut out using the OPT laser on my AVID CNC. I sloped the face to resemble the earth using the V Carve molding tool path.
Mar 23, 2025
Allan Cabalar
Did some carvings during my visit to my country (Philippines)last month. My first try with my CNC machine.
Mar 24, 2025
Robert Sandstrom
Created this two sided bowl (epoxy resin lip, white oak, and maple) using Aspire. This one could be done using vCarve pro if the "drip stock" model was imported from an STL file. This was done using a two sided project, profile, and pocket tool paths. I will create a video on how I did this soon. Already created a video on how I got this brilliant shine using my lathe - if interested go checkout my YouTube Channel Rob Sandstrom Designs
Mar 20, 2025
Marcus Pedroza
Another house warming gift for a coworker. Included is his wife's vision for what she wanted.
Mar 19, 2025
Tom Imel
New welcome sign for house.
Mar 16, 2025
Wayne Burton
I did the Haunted Mansion plague this weekend and the other two during the week. My wife painted the Welcome sign but I need to finish it and the others.
Mar 16, 2025
Len Greiner
My wife makes pictures with small colored dots and always has many dots left over when she finishes. I mixed them all together and pocket cut the letters in a decorative cutting board that she picked up at Walmart with her niece’s name. I then poured it with epoxy for the final touches. I think it turned out very unique.
Mar 7, 2025
Wayne Burton
I carved this over the weekend out of cherry and haven’t decided on a finish.
Feb 24, 2025
Robert Sandstrom
My most recent model that I used the learning from this training program and lives to be able to do. this model was designed completely from my imagination. I have been using some material from CIC workshop for trays and other projects and wondered how it would look glued up and put in a bowl. Making a video on the process for my YouTube Channel at this time. Should release within the next week to show the process. It wasn't as difficult as I had thought it would be, the more of these I make the easier they are to create. I used the create rounded shape component, limit (zero) plane, and 3D tabs features to create the bowl and setup the toolpaths. It was a combination of 3D model and pocket tooldpaths to get what was desired. Attaching pictures of the final bowl to show results of using the BAMX material.
Feb 24, 2025
Marcus Pedroza
This was my second attempt at a double sided project. First attempt is not to be mentioned! Vectric free files of the month
Aug 30, 2024
Sam Duncan
My Mom wanted a dish for her avocados so I made her this. Bloodwood carved on a 48 x30 Longmill. Vcarve Pro wants to kick my butt, but I have Kyle. Thank you sir, this platform rocks.
Sep 5, 2024
Davidrid Ridenhour
Cutting Board with sign engrave on back side of cutting board
Feb 5, 2024
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Robert Pastor
All done! I hope they like it.
Feb 5, 2024
Dean Goulet
Had to have a sign for the shop door.
Sep 12, 2024
Marlin Birkholz
My wife likes Hummingbirds, so I made this for her. It was made out of Bacote and finished with Tung Oil. The overall dimensions are 15.75 x 9 x .875
Sep 12, 2024
John Barker
So success at last. I finally got my gun grips finished. One set was made of cherry and the other walnut (a pair of each). This was a two sided job with the 3D model on the top and only pocket and moulding toolpaths on the bottom. Kyle's tips on how to add extensions to the profile vectors for the moulding toolpath really helped out. One of my questions in the Q&A was the thickness of the back edge of the grip. This turned out to be a problem the the cross sections of the two rail sweep. Again with his advise I used a contour gauge to measure the contour at four points down the original grips and was able to get a good 3D model. Thanks Kyle!
Sep 19, 2024
Tony Duderewicz
Made a few minions I found on cults3D and thingiverse. I used white oak cherry and ambrosia maple. They are 1 sided using v carve pro
Sep 19, 2024
Michael Messuri
Made these out of poplar They go with the catfish ones I make. As you can see I have been experimenting with finishing techniques and #4 is in its natural unfinished state. Also, they are hand painted as I do not have a laser to etch the black parts
Sep 19, 2024
Robert Pastor
This is my newest creation. I still have to tweak it a little. I used 3D modeling, V-carve lettering, and laser etching. I hope to carve it tomorrow.
Sep 19, 2024
Tim Karash
Just a fun napkin holder project, combining my 2 hobbies of woodworking and model aviation.
Sep 26, 2024
Timothy Wojnowiak
Live Edge version of the shared file
Sep 24, 2024
Timothy Wojnowiak
My AI chip Carve It's Bear :30 Clocks
Oct 8, 2024
Lester Sak
These are cherry bifold louver doors that I finished last month for laundry area and furnace. Because the dryer & furnace burn gas, I wanted to make sure there would be enough combustion air, so I angled the louvers at 30 degrees to provide more air flow. The louvers took some time, there are 90 louvers per door (360 total). Each louver was rough cut on the table saw, then went to the planer, drum sander 120 grit (both sides), then random orbital sanded at 220 grit (both sides) in a make-shift jig that holds 22 louvers at a time. And finally, the router table to round over the edges (4 passes each for a total of 1440 passes). I used System Three T-88 Epoxy for glue-up due to the time it takes to line up all of the louvers (not fun!)
Oct 15, 2024
Tim Karash
I have christened this chip carve "Swirling Around the Drain" AKA my life. It's 8.5 inches in diameter on 0.75 thick maple, and a quick blast of rattle can gloss poly. The "Beauty Mark" at 12 o'clock, took extensive planning.
Oct 22, 2024
Michael Messuri
Just added this to my offerings that my wife sells when she is doing her open air markets events. Just need to apply 2 coats of poly to the top and it's done
Oct 22, 2024
Tim Karash
This one is similar to the "Swirling the Drain" that I carved earlier, but just a slight variation on the theme. It's also smaller at 9 inch diameter. I used 0.75 thick maple, and cut it with a 1 inch 90 degree V bit. This one I have labeled "The Blade"
Oct 29, 2024
Tim Karash
Just a simple clock that is guaranteed to confuse Millennials, Gen Z, & Gen Alpha. Cut from hickory stock.
Nov 5, 2024
Tony Duderewicz
made this out of maple. Size is 8-1/2" wide x 11" high, I used a .125 tapered ball nose and a .0625 tapered ball nose on this. The font is IFC Railroad and I made the letters .125" high
Nov 5, 2024
Tony Duderewicz
I designed and carved this Taylor Bass kicker for the Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins 30-27
Nov 12, 2024
Brent Schaffer
Kudos to Rob S for the lesson a while back on epoxy signs. I was commissioned by my neighbor to make a sign for his new cabin. Originally, it was going to be painted. After watching Rob's Learn Your CNC lesson, I decided to take a crack at epoxy. This is my first one and it came out super. Needless to say the neighbor is thrilled. Thanks Rob!!!
Nov 12, 2024
Dwight Ferguson
Made this "Pak Flat" Cat House using two cats as an outline for the door. Then lasered a kitten with a butterfly and painted with acrylic paint. Butterflies are cutouts on sides and back. Learned a lot from this project!
Nov 14, 2024
Ellen Wicker
I am new to this community. Just want to share the last thing I have made for fun. I am all over the place making different projects of all kinds. Lately I have been really enjoying making cutting boards. Love how these are turning out.
Dec 3, 2024
Kevin Zufelt
It’s hard to find time to decorate with an infant. My solution? Make a 6.5 ft tall Grinch to “steal” all my decorations. Now I get it all done in 10 minutes. This was a fun project, except for the painting, and was my first attempt at tiling a project. It’s not perfect, but it was a great learning experience and I’m really happy with how it looks.
Dec 10, 2024
Tony Duderewicz
A colorful plaque I carved and painted.
Dec 10, 2024
Jamal Alabbood
Just design and made it , Ohio trivet , in vcarve pro
Dec 10, 2024
John Scarlett
A friend of the family is a huge Star Wars fan and my son came up with this idea for a gift exchange. Everything was designed in Aspire. The Death Star was 3D modeled and carved out of Cherry. The storm trooper was split into multiple closed vectors that were then exported to Fusion 360, extruded, 3D printed and assembled. The storm trooper is on 2 pins giving room for LED lights. Had lots of fun with this one.
Dec 10, 2024
Chris Pelletier
Getting ready for the holiday fair
Dec 10, 2024
Tony Duderewicz
A few ornaments I made and carved.
Dec 17, 2024
Dwight Ferguson
Made this 19" x 15" by 3/4" inch Christmas tray using BAMX panels made with 1/8 inch mahogany top and bottom with bamboo sandwich in the center from Cutting it Close. What a pleasure it was not having to prep the wood prior to the carving! This was a one and a half hour carve. I used epoxy with gold flakes to give it a little sparkle in the VCarve design. It was an hour just sanding the epoxy down so a total of 2 1/2 hours from start to finish. This is the URL: cicworkshop.com/collections/wooden-panels/products/bamx?variant=42974606098623
Dec 17, 2024
Len Greiner
I'd like to say that this was a fun little project but that would be a lie. This thing gave me fits at every turn. It only works with a .75" or larger 90-degree v-bit, I didn't own one, thanks IDC. Forgot to reset my zero in the controller, ate the first 2 x 2 piece of poplar. That "Little Stiffy" bit is sturdy no doubt. Because of the small size of the reindeer every time I made the final cut the antlers would break off. The vacuum table (16 x 16 Airweights) with a fixture plate pulled the one end lower than the other and cut the letters progressively deeper as it cut, now it looks like the excitement is building the closer we get to Christmas. One positive note, the pocket for the votive candle was a perfect fit on the first try. Still have to clear coat it before the grandkids gets here today, so back to the frozen shop for more holiday cheer. If anybody else wants to punish themself with this, please let me know and I'll put it in the Community Member Files page. Merry Christmas everyone.
Dec 24, 2024
Tony Duderewicz
Christmas is coming plaque I carved and painted with acrylic paints. Size is 9" x 8.5" wide. used a 1/4" endmill for roughing and a 1/16" tapered ball nose for finish toolpath, 4 hr carve.
Dec 24, 2024
Bob Jotte
10 months of your course, Kyle, learning Aspire v12, ultimately purchased a Maverick 3 x 5 Pro and finally made my first two real projects this month. I still have a lot to learn and perfect, but couldn't have done it without your tireless teachings. Appreciate what you do for us, especially the newbies, and look forward to many years perfecting my CNC abilities. Thanks!
Dec 24, 2024
Dwight Ferguson
Have you ever wanted to view the actual woodgrain direction of what you're cutting, including end grain cutting boards with inlays? I have figured it out, and it's really easy to do. I have also attached a zip file in the PDF file,with the different Y direction wood grains. I have found it amazing to be able to actually see the direction of the wood grain. I am using. It also helps me visualize when I'm cutting small parts to make sure that they are situated in the correct grain direction. Enjoy! If you have any questions, let me know!
Dec 31, 2024
Tony Duderewicz
Did this for a friend who lost her dogs over the years.
Dec 31, 2024
Jude Shellito
Sharing my latest project. I made 12 Jubilee crosses. I used the techniques Kyle teaches to create the artwork from a bitmap image. I used vcarve to cut the emblem and poured the 7 different epoxy colors. I also used v carve to create the arms of the cross. Used v carve to make templates since there was 12 of them. The rest was made with conventional wood working equipment, table saw, miter saw etc. The wood is hard white maple I sourced from a local saw mill.
Dec 31, 2024
Donna Botelho
Haha, when a customer wants what they want you make it. Office humor at it's finest! LOL
Dec 31, 2024
Recently finished this new form of Cribbage Game that was requested by a client.
Jamal Alabbood
Handcrafted 3D Wooden Wall Art – Elderly Couple Embrace
Jan 8, 2025
Len Greiner
At a family gathering my sister-in-law ask if I could 3D print a "Knitty Knotty" to which I answered " maybe if I had any idea what that is". This is a Knitty Knotty, I had to do some searching to find pictures of one on the internet. It's used for measuring yard after you spin it. I found many that were indeed 3D printed, usually in two interlocking pieces, all looked rather flimsy. I also saw many others that were made from wood and decided that I would take a stab at making one out of poplar. I had the spindle from another project. They have a small farm where they raise goats and chickens, so I decided to make a logo that I thought would look nice for it. I used Copilot AI to create the logo and used the generated image to Sketch Carve it on one end along with the name of their farm. I used Oramask for the V-carving of the letters and airbrushed them before flipping it to the other side. I later gave it 2 coats of shellac and hand painted the logo with a small brush and acrylic paint. A quick sanding job and coated with a couple coats of clear. Ready to do Knitty Knotty things. This was my first double sided project, and I need to rewatch some of those lessons before next time. It turned out ok but not perfect like I expect of myself.
Jan 8, 2025
Dwight Ferguson
I made this 3" x 27 1/2" x 18" cutting board from a hard Maple slab. I used a combination of Sketch Carve and V-carve, and manipulated the depth of cut in sketch carve in order to get a .45" cut depth for an epoxy fill. It worked out great due to the fact that it was a large carve.
Jan 8, 2025
Lester Sak
For Christmas, I made a bunch of lithophanes for the family and fitted them in a one-piece cherry frame that I carved. I used tape LED lighting and carved a diffraction lens for each out of 1/4" acrylic using a 60* v-bit so the light would spread evenly without hotspots. And on the backs, I laser engraved the date the photo was taken, along with a QR code that when scanned gives a link to the original photo. The lithophanes were carved from some solid surface material for countertops with a 1/32" ballnose. Each piece is 3.5"x4" and took a little over 2 hours on average. Everyone loved them, great gift idea if you can find the material!
Jan 15, 2025
Tony Duderewicz
A few of my Lithophanes I carved all using a 1/32" tapered ball nose or a 1/16" tapered ball nose bit depending on photo and detail. Fun to make
Jan 15, 2025
Jamal Alabbood
Finished carving this 3d model added base to it, then added touch of paint to highlight the shadow.
Jan 29, 2025
Jeremy Odell
Seeking advice on this medal holder for my daughter. After many iterations, I have created this honeycomb design with an inlay. I added some pop to it with the inlay, I liked the multi-color. I did the step inlay for the male part. So the outside hex has a small lip to hold the male part in place. I like this but now the center piece is stuck and not removable. Furthermore I am using 3M tape, applied to the outer edge and stuck on the wall. The issue with this is I cant move them after putting on the wall without peeling off the paint! Looking for feedback for any improvement ideas. I have to make a lot of these!
Jul 13, 2025
Philip Virnoche
Here are a couple I designed and cut for a friends sons's wedding. Kyles class is really sinking in with me now as well as all the guidance in his and Michaels weekly Q and A's.
Jul 12, 2025
Lester Sak
My daughter is getting married in November and had asked if I could make some things for the wedding. I just finished the first one, a gift card box made from cherry with a lock and a slot on top to drop the card through. I've made many boxes, but never did a curved top before. I should have had straight sides on the lid where it meets the box which would have given me better options for hinges, but it worked out. Still to do: a guest sign-in board, a welcome sign for the guests, signs for each of the bars listing the bride & grooms signature drinks as well as the available beer, wine & liquor, and a sign for the sweetheart table. Things are a lot different since my wife and I married, lol.
Jul 9, 2025
Don Scott
Here is a panel that I made, 21 hour carve. 24 " wide.
Jul 6, 2025
Tony Duderewicz
Carved this out of Baltic birch ply for my new workshop. 15" wide
Jul 6, 2025
Don Scott
The Necklace Holder from Lesson 241
Jun 30, 2025
Wayne Burton
These are a couple things I've been working on this last week. I designed the steps for our pet in Sketchup and used a table top that was made a while back for the frame.
Jun 28, 2025
Michael Norton
With summer finally hitting here in north eastern PA, I felt necessary to make a toy for my grandson when he has his pool time. I made this tug boat based on a project I seen on Rockler online project page (rockler.com/learn/project-build-wooden-toy-tugboat?linkID=&mcID=922:684b3a7faf433b25c1006dec:ot:62fc1ee852663a710c3fa45f:1). Thanks hope it gives some inspiration.
Jun 22, 2025
Tom Imel
Made this camping sign at a request from friend. New to Aspire but wanted to see if I could do it. Creating the Clementine from a pic was the hardest part. Made from Oak pieces that have been laying around for a long time.
Jun 14, 2025
Mark Haskins
This was a sign I made for one of our neighbor hood Fire dept. we are lucky to have one just down the street!
Jun 7, 2025
Matt Stouffer
Brand newbie here. About 35% done with Kyle's master aspire coarse but like always.....I cant wait,soooo,,, I carved some stuff before even knowing what im doing....ha. Tribute to my Dad.WWII vet.P51 mechanic. Looking forward to more knowledge. Thanks Kyle!
Jun 7, 2025
Tom Imel
Clock created to celebrate my son graduating from Purdue University with a BSEE.
Jun 5, 2025
Simon Chambers
Owner, english woodman
Have tried several time but testimonial won't send.
Jun 4, 2025
Allan Cabalar
I made this Perpetual Calendar Clock after enrolling to Learn Your CNC Academy. I learned how to design projects using Vcarve Pro. I know this is far from perfect but seeing the results of my work is one of my biggest motivations. As a beginner, I faced some challenges in making this kind of project but with patience and passion for learning new things, I was able to finish it.
Jun 4, 2025
Michael Norton
Recent projects. Cherry was used for both. Enjoying my cnc.
May 31, 2025
Tom Imel
New welcome sign for house.
Mar 16, 2025
Wayne Burton
I did the Haunted Mansion plague this weekend and the other two during the week. My wife painted the Welcome sign but I need to finish it and the others.
Mar 16, 2025
Len Greiner
My wife makes pictures with small colored dots and always has many dots left over when she finishes. I mixed them all together and pocket cut the letters in a decorative cutting board that she picked up at Walmart with her niece’s name. I then poured it with epoxy for the final touches. I think it turned out very unique.
Mar 7, 2025
Wayne Burton
I carved this over the weekend out of cherry and haven’t decided on a finish.
Feb 24, 2025
Robert Sandstrom
My most recent model that I used the learning from this training program and lives to be able to do. this model was designed completely from my imagination. I have been using some material from CIC workshop for trays and other projects and wondered how it would look glued up and put in a bowl. Making a video on the process for my YouTube Channel at this time. Should release within the next week to show the process. It wasn't as difficult as I had thought it would be, the more of these I make the easier they are to create. I used the create rounded shape component, limit (zero) plane, and 3D tabs features to create the bowl and setup the toolpaths. It was a combination of 3D model and pocket tooldpaths to get what was desired. Attaching pictures of the final bowl to show results of using the BAMX material.
Feb 24, 2025
Marcus Pedroza
This was my second attempt at a double sided project. First attempt is not to be mentioned! Vectric free files of the month
Aug 30, 2024
Sam Duncan
My Mom wanted a dish for her avocados so I made her this. Bloodwood carved on a 48 x30 Longmill. Vcarve Pro wants to kick my butt, but I have Kyle. Thank you sir, this platform rocks.
Sep 5, 2024
Davidrid Ridenhour
Cutting Board with sign engrave on back side of cutting board
Feb 5, 2024
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Robert Pastor
All done! I hope they like it.
Feb 5, 2024
Dean Goulet
Had to have a sign for the shop door.
Sep 12, 2024
Marlin Birkholz
My wife likes Hummingbirds, so I made this for her. It was made out of Bacote and finished with Tung Oil. The overall dimensions are 15.75 x 9 x .875
Sep 12, 2024
John Barker
So success at last. I finally got my gun grips finished. One set was made of cherry and the other walnut (a pair of each). This was a two sided job with the 3D model on the top and only pocket and moulding toolpaths on the bottom. Kyle's tips on how to add extensions to the profile vectors for the moulding toolpath really helped out. One of my questions in the Q&A was the thickness of the back edge of the grip. This turned out to be a problem the the cross sections of the two rail sweep. Again with his advise I used a contour gauge to measure the contour at four points down the original grips and was able to get a good 3D model. Thanks Kyle!
Sep 19, 2024
Tony Duderewicz
Made a few minions I found on cults3D and thingiverse. I used white oak cherry and ambrosia maple. They are 1 sided using v carve pro
Sep 19, 2024
Michael Messuri
Made these out of poplar They go with the catfish ones I make. As you can see I have been experimenting with finishing techniques and #4 is in its natural unfinished state. Also, they are hand painted as I do not have a laser to etch the black parts
Sep 19, 2024
Robert Pastor
This is my newest creation. I still have to tweak it a little. I used 3D modeling, V-carve lettering, and laser etching. I hope to carve it tomorrow.
Sep 19, 2024
Tim Karash
Just a fun napkin holder project, combining my 2 hobbies of woodworking and model aviation.
Sep 26, 2024
Timothy Wojnowiak
Live Edge version of the shared file
Sep 24, 2024
Timothy Wojnowiak
My AI chip Carve It's Bear :30 Clocks
Oct 8, 2024
Lester Sak
These are cherry bifold louver doors that I finished last month for laundry area and furnace. Because the dryer & furnace burn gas, I wanted to make sure there would be enough combustion air, so I angled the louvers at 30 degrees to provide more air flow. The louvers took some time, there are 90 louvers per door (360 total). Each louver was rough cut on the table saw, then went to the planer, drum sander 120 grit (both sides), then random orbital sanded at 220 grit (both sides) in a make-shift jig that holds 22 louvers at a time. And finally, the router table to round over the edges (4 passes each for a total of 1440 passes). I used System Three T-88 Epoxy for glue-up due to the time it takes to line up all of the louvers (not fun!)
Oct 15, 2024
Tim Karash
I have christened this chip carve "Swirling Around the Drain" AKA my life. It's 8.5 inches in diameter on 0.75 thick maple, and a quick blast of rattle can gloss poly. The "Beauty Mark" at 12 o'clock, took extensive planning.
Oct 22, 2024
Michael Messuri
Just added this to my offerings that my wife sells when she is doing her open air markets events. Just need to apply 2 coats of poly to the top and it's done
Oct 22, 2024
Tim Karash
This one is similar to the "Swirling the Drain" that I carved earlier, but just a slight variation on the theme. It's also smaller at 9 inch diameter. I used 0.75 thick maple, and cut it with a 1 inch 90 degree V bit. This one I have labeled "The Blade"
Oct 29, 2024
Tim Karash
Just a simple clock that is guaranteed to confuse Millennials, Gen Z, & Gen Alpha. Cut from hickory stock.
Nov 5, 2024
Tony Duderewicz
made this out of maple. Size is 8-1/2" wide x 11" high, I used a .125 tapered ball nose and a .0625 tapered ball nose on this. The font is IFC Railroad and I made the letters .125" high
Nov 5, 2024
Tony Duderewicz
I designed and carved this Taylor Bass kicker for the Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins 30-27
Nov 12, 2024
Brent Schaffer
Kudos to Rob S for the lesson a while back on epoxy signs. I was commissioned by my neighbor to make a sign for his new cabin. Originally, it was going to be painted. After watching Rob's Learn Your CNC lesson, I decided to take a crack at epoxy. This is my first one and it came out super. Needless to say the neighbor is thrilled. Thanks Rob!!!
Nov 12, 2024
Dwight Ferguson
Made this "Pak Flat" Cat House using two cats as an outline for the door. Then lasered a kitten with a butterfly and painted with acrylic paint. Butterflies are cutouts on sides and back. Learned a lot from this project!
Nov 14, 2024
Ellen Wicker
I am new to this community. Just want to share the last thing I have made for fun. I am all over the place making different projects of all kinds. Lately I have been really enjoying making cutting boards. Love how these are turning out.
Dec 3, 2024
Kevin Zufelt
It’s hard to find time to decorate with an infant. My solution? Make a 6.5 ft tall Grinch to “steal” all my decorations. Now I get it all done in 10 minutes. This was a fun project, except for the painting, and was my first attempt at tiling a project. It’s not perfect, but it was a great learning experience and I’m really happy with how it looks.
Dec 10, 2024
Tony Duderewicz
A colorful plaque I carved and painted.
Dec 10, 2024
Jamal Alabbood
Just design and made it , Ohio trivet , in vcarve pro
Dec 10, 2024
John Scarlett
A friend of the family is a huge Star Wars fan and my son came up with this idea for a gift exchange. Everything was designed in Aspire. The Death Star was 3D modeled and carved out of Cherry. The storm trooper was split into multiple closed vectors that were then exported to Fusion 360, extruded, 3D printed and assembled. The storm trooper is on 2 pins giving room for LED lights. Had lots of fun with this one.
Dec 10, 2024
Chris Pelletier
Getting ready for the holiday fair
Dec 10, 2024
Tony Duderewicz
A few ornaments I made and carved.
Dec 17, 2024
Dwight Ferguson
Made this 19" x 15" by 3/4" inch Christmas tray using BAMX panels made with 1/8 inch mahogany top and bottom with bamboo sandwich in the center from Cutting it Close. What a pleasure it was not having to prep the wood prior to the carving! This was a one and a half hour carve. I used epoxy with gold flakes to give it a little sparkle in the VCarve design. It was an hour just sanding the epoxy down so a total of 2 1/2 hours from start to finish. This is the URL: cicworkshop.com/collections/wooden-panels/products/bamx?variant=42974606098623
Dec 17, 2024
Len Greiner
I'd like to say that this was a fun little project but that would be a lie. This thing gave me fits at every turn. It only works with a .75" or larger 90-degree v-bit, I didn't own one, thanks IDC. Forgot to reset my zero in the controller, ate the first 2 x 2 piece of poplar. That "Little Stiffy" bit is sturdy no doubt. Because of the small size of the reindeer every time I made the final cut the antlers would break off. The vacuum table (16 x 16 Airweights) with a fixture plate pulled the one end lower than the other and cut the letters progressively deeper as it cut, now it looks like the excitement is building the closer we get to Christmas. One positive note, the pocket for the votive candle was a perfect fit on the first try. Still have to clear coat it before the grandkids gets here today, so back to the frozen shop for more holiday cheer. If anybody else wants to punish themself with this, please let me know and I'll put it in the Community Member Files page. Merry Christmas everyone.
Dec 24, 2024
Tony Duderewicz
Christmas is coming plaque I carved and painted with acrylic paints. Size is 9" x 8.5" wide. used a 1/4" endmill for roughing and a 1/16" tapered ball nose for finish toolpath, 4 hr carve.
Dec 24, 2024
Bob Jotte
10 months of your course, Kyle, learning Aspire v12, ultimately purchased a Maverick 3 x 5 Pro and finally made my first two real projects this month. I still have a lot to learn and perfect, but couldn't have done it without your tireless teachings. Appreciate what you do for us, especially the newbies, and look forward to many years perfecting my CNC abilities. Thanks!
Dec 24, 2024
Dwight Ferguson
Have you ever wanted to view the actual woodgrain direction of what you're cutting, including end grain cutting boards with inlays? I have figured it out, and it's really easy to do. I have also attached a zip file in the PDF file,with the different Y direction wood grains. I have found it amazing to be able to actually see the direction of the wood grain. I am using. It also helps me visualize when I'm cutting small parts to make sure that they are situated in the correct grain direction. Enjoy! If you have any questions, let me know!
Dec 31, 2024
Tony Duderewicz
Did this for a friend who lost her dogs over the years.
Dec 31, 2024
Jude Shellito
Sharing my latest project. I made 12 Jubilee crosses. I used the techniques Kyle teaches to create the artwork from a bitmap image. I used vcarve to cut the emblem and poured the 7 different epoxy colors. I also used v carve to create the arms of the cross. Used v carve to make templates since there was 12 of them. The rest was made with conventional wood working equipment, table saw, miter saw etc. The wood is hard white maple I sourced from a local saw mill.
Dec 31, 2024
Donna Botelho
Haha, when a customer wants what they want you make it. Office humor at it's finest! LOL
Dec 31, 2024
Recently finished this new form of Cribbage Game that was requested by a client.
Jamal Alabbood
Handcrafted 3D Wooden Wall Art – Elderly Couple Embrace
Jan 8, 2025
Len Greiner
At a family gathering my sister-in-law ask if I could 3D print a "Knitty Knotty" to which I answered " maybe if I had any idea what that is". This is a Knitty Knotty, I had to do some searching to find pictures of one on the internet. It's used for measuring yard after you spin it. I found many that were indeed 3D printed, usually in two interlocking pieces, all looked rather flimsy. I also saw many others that were made from wood and decided that I would take a stab at making one out of poplar. I had the spindle from another project. They have a small farm where they raise goats and chickens, so I decided to make a logo that I thought would look nice for it. I used Copilot AI to create the logo and used the generated image to Sketch Carve it on one end along with the name of their farm. I used Oramask for the V-carving of the letters and airbrushed them before flipping it to the other side. I later gave it 2 coats of shellac and hand painted the logo with a small brush and acrylic paint. A quick sanding job and coated with a couple coats of clear. Ready to do Knitty Knotty things. This was my first double sided project, and I need to rewatch some of those lessons before next time. It turned out ok but not perfect like I expect of myself.
Jan 8, 2025
Dwight Ferguson
I made this 3" x 27 1/2" x 18" cutting board from a hard Maple slab. I used a combination of Sketch Carve and V-carve, and manipulated the depth of cut in sketch carve in order to get a .45" cut depth for an epoxy fill. It worked out great due to the fact that it was a large carve.
Jan 8, 2025
Lester Sak
For Christmas, I made a bunch of lithophanes for the family and fitted them in a one-piece cherry frame that I carved. I used tape LED lighting and carved a diffraction lens for each out of 1/4" acrylic using a 60* v-bit so the light would spread evenly without hotspots. And on the backs, I laser engraved the date the photo was taken, along with a QR code that when scanned gives a link to the original photo. The lithophanes were carved from some solid surface material for countertops with a 1/32" ballnose. Each piece is 3.5"x4" and took a little over 2 hours on average. Everyone loved them, great gift idea if you can find the material!
Jan 15, 2025
Tony Duderewicz
A few of my Lithophanes I carved all using a 1/32" tapered ball nose or a 1/16" tapered ball nose bit depending on photo and detail. Fun to make
Jan 15, 2025
Jamal Alabbood
Finished carving this 3d model added base to it, then added touch of paint to highlight the shadow.
Jan 29, 2025
Jeremy Odell
Seeking advice on this medal holder for my daughter. After many iterations, I have created this honeycomb design with an inlay. I added some pop to it with the inlay, I liked the multi-color. I did the step inlay for the male part. So the outside hex has a small lip to hold the male part in place. I like this but now the center piece is stuck and not removable. Furthermore I am using 3M tape, applied to the outer edge and stuck on the wall. The issue with this is I cant move them after putting on the wall without peeling off the paint! Looking for feedback for any improvement ideas. I have to make a lot of these!
Jul 13, 2025
Philip Virnoche
Here are a couple I designed and cut for a friends sons's wedding. Kyles class is really sinking in with me now as well as all the guidance in his and Michaels weekly Q and A's.
Jul 12, 2025
Lester Sak
My daughter is getting married in November and had asked if I could make some things for the wedding. I just finished the first one, a gift card box made from cherry with a lock and a slot on top to drop the card through. I've made many boxes, but never did a curved top before. I should have had straight sides on the lid where it meets the box which would have given me better options for hinges, but it worked out. Still to do: a guest sign-in board, a welcome sign for the guests, signs for each of the bars listing the bride & grooms signature drinks as well as the available beer, wine & liquor, and a sign for the sweetheart table. Things are a lot different since my wife and I married, lol.
Jul 9, 2025
Don Scott
Here is a panel that I made, 21 hour carve. 24 " wide.
Jul 6, 2025
Tony Duderewicz
Carved this out of Baltic birch ply for my new workshop. 15" wide
Jul 6, 2025
Don Scott
The Necklace Holder from Lesson 241
Jun 30, 2025
Wayne Burton
These are a couple things I've been working on this last week. I designed the steps for our pet in Sketchup and used a table top that was made a while back for the frame.
Jun 28, 2025
Michael Norton
With summer finally hitting here in north eastern PA, I felt necessary to make a toy for my grandson when he has his pool time. I made this tug boat based on a project I seen on Rockler online project page (rockler.com/learn/project-build-wooden-toy-tugboat?linkID=&mcID=922:684b3a7faf433b25c1006dec:ot:62fc1ee852663a710c3fa45f:1). Thanks hope it gives some inspiration.
Jun 22, 2025
Tom Imel
Made this camping sign at a request from friend. New to Aspire but wanted to see if I could do it. Creating the Clementine from a pic was the hardest part. Made from Oak pieces that have been laying around for a long time.
Jun 14, 2025
Mark Haskins
This was a sign I made for one of our neighbor hood Fire dept. we are lucky to have one just down the street!
Jun 7, 2025
Matt Stouffer
Brand newbie here. About 35% done with Kyle's master aspire coarse but like always.....I cant wait,soooo,,, I carved some stuff before even knowing what im doing....ha. Tribute to my Dad.WWII vet.P51 mechanic. Looking forward to more knowledge. Thanks Kyle!
Jun 7, 2025
Tom Imel
Clock created to celebrate my son graduating from Purdue University with a BSEE.
Jun 5, 2025
Simon Chambers
Owner, english woodman
Have tried several time but testimonial won't send.
Jun 4, 2025
Allan Cabalar
I made this Perpetual Calendar Clock after enrolling to Learn Your CNC Academy. I learned how to design projects using Vcarve Pro. I know this is far from perfect but seeing the results of my work is one of my biggest motivations. As a beginner, I faced some challenges in making this kind of project but with patience and passion for learning new things, I was able to finish it.
Jun 4, 2025
Michael Norton
Recent projects. Cherry was used for both. Enjoying my cnc.
May 31, 2025
Rock Toone
I am now a retired Fireman and we installed a fireplace in my last station and just had to create the mantle piece!
May 29, 2025
John Scarlett
These are a couple of letter openers I made recently. The one on the right is from a 3 video series Vetric has on their website in the Tips and Tricks section of their Inspiration tab. It was great practice, mainly using the 2 rail sweep tool in Aspire. Then for more practice, I modeled the one on the left from a picture I found on the internet and added some 3D clipart to spice it up a bit. Fun Project!
May 27, 2025
Clinton Callaway
A neighbor asked me to make this sign for them. Kyle showed me how to make 3d letters in Vcarve pro Making the letters and numbers into 3d files and bringing all the components together It looks beautiful don't you agree?
May 27, 2025
Robert Sandstrom
I am attaching a picture of my most recent cribbage board design. Following @Lucky Warwick on his design for a Oregon State shaped cribbage board. This one is a cribbage board in the California State design and initially made as a donation to the SDFWA for their holiday gift sale the week before Thanksgiving. I have posted a question in the QA section to see if there is an easier method for making the cribbage board design holes line up when designing odd shapes. I have made many standard cribbage boards, rectangle boards, circle and oval boards where I am using the circular or rectangle pattern tools. But placing the holes along the path with proper spacing and minimal manual labor by rearranging many of the holes in manual mode along the curves, etc. seemed harder than I would've expected. I have had people reach out to try and help me but I was not able to successfully implement their recommendations. That is what I enjoy about being part of this group, people willing to help. I figured that this is something where if I can get a knowledge gap filled for myself and help others it was worth asking the question in one of our QA sessions. We will soon see during the next QA if there is something I am missing in my knowledge. It wouldn't be the first time.
May 26, 2025
Len Greiner
I took an idea from an Etsy post and changed it up a bit to make a unique stand for the wedding gift. It has the same profile as the plaque does. I flamed it after to make it clear again. Each project has at least one learning lesson in it. I thought I would save some time on the profile pass and set my start depth at .25 since most of the material had already been cleared away with the moulding toolpath. I hate to cut air. The lesson came when I didn't think about the material on the side and put a lead in and out on the profile toolpath. With the .25 start depth the 1/8" o-flute went out past the acrylic, dropped .25, made a left and snapped right off. It took longer to change the broken bit than I saved by starting at .25. It was a cheap SpeTool bit, but it still pisses me off when I don't think things through. It has a few minor imperfections, and I'll probably make another one for them and keep this one for myself. It took a long minute to get the right combination of brass rod lengths to get it to set just right. I made three different sets and used the center rod from one and the arms from another.
May 25, 2025
Grant Wilkinson
I was looking for something special to give my wife for Valentine's Day and came across this on the Vectric site. I lasered a private message to my wife on the back panel.
May 22, 2025
Len Greiner
My son's best friend growing up is getting married and I made them this as a wedding gift. This kid grew up in my home or I wouldn't spend this much time and energy on a carve if he was just someone I know. This took 14 hours to carve and a few hours to finish and I don't like most people enough to give them that much of my life. The file was purchased on 3dWave and I added the wedding rings from the clipart library. Their files have been top notch. I used the Moulding Toolpath to create the frame, and finish carved it with a 1/64r TBN. This was the first thing that I cut since learning about re-starting a carve from a line of code. You can see slight lines where a re-start was performed, and I should have spent more time to sand them out. They didn't seem as bad until I clear coated it and then they seemed to pop out. The detail of this carve is simply amazing to me.
May 18, 2025
Dwight Ferguson
I did a heart for my wife from our pets with a base stand.
May 16, 2025
John Barker
Cypress wood with Vcarve walnut inlays for the numbers using 60 deg V bit. Has a keyhole slot on back to hang.
May 16, 2025
Chuck Freed
My Mother's Day Heart. Dark walnut so its hard to see in the pic.
May 12, 2025
Tom Imel
Volunteer work to raise money for a free Hospice Center in my area.
May 6, 2025
Tom Imel
Mothers Day Sign from Kyle's Class
May 6, 2025
Michael Norton
I finally felt capable of designing and cutting out new aluminum mounting plates to upgrade my two year old Openbuilds Lead 1010 from V-wheels on X and Z axis to HGR15 linear rails. Replacing the wheels as they wore or cracked was tedious. To some this may seem trivial but to me it was proving my progress of learning the software and hardware. The tolerances have been greatly increased after adding the linear rails. The Y axis will get upgraded when I am able to obtain more linear rails. Thanks for looking.
May 4, 2025
Caleb Foulks
One of my first projects.
May 1, 2025
Robert Sandstrom
Built this game for the family, not sure I want to go through the effort of marketing and selling because it required me to manually paint and I don’t enjoy the painting part. I can make for others if they really want but it isn’t a cheap one if I will make money for my material and time. I really like the look of this BAMX Material from Cutting It Close. The material can be purchased at this link: cicworkshop.com/products/bamx... Full disclosure: It is an affiliate link so I get a small commission if you purchase. My family has 7 people living in the house so the previous 4 person aggravation style games didn’t allow us all to play at the same time and didn’t want to leave a family member out. I developed this 8 person version to resolve the issue. And liked the BAMX material look. I wanted to be able to build marble storage into the board but the approximately 0.745” didn’t provide adequate pocket room with material above and below the pocket for the 14mm marbles and dice. Material above, so the marble holes don’t go through . Material below so a sturdy lid could be mounted with magnets or some other method. Because of this I opted to 3D print a separate marble holder. Lid not shown. I designed in Fusion so that all I do is put in the number of players, and sizze of the marble and Fusion will make the case the correct size for the storage. That was fun figuring out the parametric dessign for that. #bamx #aggravation #gameboard #familytime #games
Apr 30, 2025
Wayne Burton
A couple projects I’ve done in the last several days. Both are made of cherry and finished with tung oil. The tray is 14 5/8 x 11 3/4 x 1 3/4.
Apr 30, 2025
Wayne Precht
Thanks to the advice I received here and on the Q&A show, about creating gothic tracery, I was able to decorate this copy of a 15th Century French bench on my Genmitsu PROVerXL 6050 Plus. Already I can see the charm of a CNC with ATC. This design uses 4 bits for the legs. Dimensions are 20" tall, 11.5" wide and 25" long. Red oak.
Apr 22, 2025
Len Greiner
My son got me a set of handmade knives for my birthday, so I made them a magnetic knife block. My plan is to add an edge lit acrylic panel in front, i.e. the slot in the base, later. Now if somebody breaks in the house, I can strip all the knives off of here and beat them to death with the block, 24 ceramic magnets adds up the old weight. First time using laminated bamboo, it actually cut pretty nice.
Apr 21, 2025
Wayne Burton
I carved this a while back and have been playing with the finish on it, my wife and I did the epoxy ( only second time using epoxy, just experimenting) and she dry brushed the detail. I think I’m going to call it done.
Apr 19, 2025
Marcus Pedroza
Another successful project completed, many thanks to the lessons learned here with Tiling Toolpaths!
Apr 12, 2025
Jon Canfield
My first project with VCarve and my Shapeoko 5. Definitely a learning curve over Carbide Create. This is far from perfect, but my grandson will love it.
Apr 13, 2025
Jude Shellito
Hey group, made another snack tray ! V carve Pro and the live classes make this easy. The new bowl bit is the GOAT. Fast and very smooth on the bottom, toolstoday #45986.
Apr 2, 2025
Jamal Alabbood
One side project carving soap holder designed and cut with cnc
Apr 3, 2025
Tom Imel
I created this French Cleat bracket for stacking Bar Clamps. You can adjust width of 2 parts to make it work for other clamps than what I have shown. VCarve file available upon request.
Apr 3, 2025
Tom Imel
French Cleat hammer holder. VCarve file available upon request.
Apr 3, 2025
Tom Imel
Finished this clock for my son. Tried adding led lights for first time.
Apr 7, 2025
Wayne Burton
Here are 2 of the projects I made in the last few days. The sign still has to be painted.
Apr 8, 2025
Ray Lewis
RTL Custom Woodworking
I made this bar sign for a coworker. They love bourbon and the bar in their home is called the “Drankin Room”. Was a quick little project on a Saturday.
Apr 5, 2025
Lester Sak
I finished a model I made of my son & daughter, which I carved from Rosewood. The wood is beautiful, but the grain pattern was a little too distracting, so I decided to try and paint it. Not great but I'm happy with my first shot at this. The faces are the most difficult to paint, but I learned about layering paint, shading and dry brush techniques.
Apr 1, 2025
Len Greiner
I finally had time and warm weather to finish the sign that I started during last month's challenge. Late for the challenge, but I think it turned out pretty well.
Mar 25, 2025
Pete Buehn
This is a retirement clock I did for a fellow instructor pilot in the C-17. It is patterned after elements in the pilots Heads Up Display. All the inlay work is using face grain and the hands were cut out using the OPT laser on my AVID CNC. I sloped the face to resemble the earth using the V Carve molding tool path.
Mar 23, 2025
Allan Cabalar
Did some carvings during my visit to my country (Philippines)last month. My first try with my CNC machine.
Mar 24, 2025
Robert Sandstrom
Created this two sided bowl (epoxy resin lip, white oak, and maple) using Aspire. This one could be done using vCarve pro if the "drip stock" model was imported from an STL file. This was done using a two sided project, profile, and pocket tool paths. I will create a video on how I did this soon. Already created a video on how I got this brilliant shine using my lathe - if interested go checkout my YouTube Channel Rob Sandstrom Designs
Mar 20, 2025
Marcus Pedroza
Another house warming gift for a coworker. Included is his wife's vision for what she wanted.
Mar 19, 2025
Tom Imel
New welcome sign for house.
Mar 16, 2025
Wayne Burton
I did the Haunted Mansion plague this weekend and the other two during the week. My wife painted the Welcome sign but I need to finish it and the others.
Mar 16, 2025
Len Greiner
My wife makes pictures with small colored dots and always has many dots left over when she finishes. I mixed them all together and pocket cut the letters in a decorative cutting board that she picked up at Walmart with her niece’s name. I then poured it with epoxy for the final touches. I think it turned out very unique.
Mar 7, 2025
Wayne Burton
I carved this over the weekend out of cherry and haven’t decided on a finish.
Feb 24, 2025
Robert Sandstrom
My most recent model that I used the learning from this training program and lives to be able to do. this model was designed completely from my imagination. I have been using some material from CIC workshop for trays and other projects and wondered how it would look glued up and put in a bowl. Making a video on the process for my YouTube Channel at this time. Should release within the next week to show the process. It wasn't as difficult as I had thought it would be, the more of these I make the easier they are to create. I used the create rounded shape component, limit (zero) plane, and 3D tabs features to create the bowl and setup the toolpaths. It was a combination of 3D model and pocket tooldpaths to get what was desired. Attaching pictures of the final bowl to show results of using the BAMX material.
Feb 24, 2025
Marcus Pedroza
This was my second attempt at a double sided project. First attempt is not to be mentioned! Vectric free files of the month
Aug 30, 2024
Sam Duncan
My Mom wanted a dish for her avocados so I made her this. Bloodwood carved on a 48 x30 Longmill. Vcarve Pro wants to kick my butt, but I have Kyle. Thank you sir, this platform rocks.
Sep 5, 2024
Davidrid Ridenhour
Cutting Board with sign engrave on back side of cutting board
Feb 5, 2024
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Robert Pastor
All done! I hope they like it.
Feb 5, 2024
Dean Goulet
Had to have a sign for the shop door.
Sep 12, 2024
Marlin Birkholz
My wife likes Hummingbirds, so I made this for her. It was made out of Bacote and finished with Tung Oil. The overall dimensions are 15.75 x 9 x .875
Sep 12, 2024
John Barker
So success at last. I finally got my gun grips finished. One set was made of cherry and the other walnut (a pair of each). This was a two sided job with the 3D model on the top and only pocket and moulding toolpaths on the bottom. Kyle's tips on how to add extensions to the profile vectors for the moulding toolpath really helped out. One of my questions in the Q&A was the thickness of the back edge of the grip. This turned out to be a problem the the cross sections of the two rail sweep. Again with his advise I used a contour gauge to measure the contour at four points down the original grips and was able to get a good 3D model. Thanks Kyle!
Sep 19, 2024
Tony Duderewicz
Made a few minions I found on cults3D and thingiverse. I used white oak cherry and ambrosia maple. They are 1 sided using v carve pro
Sep 19, 2024
Michael Messuri
Made these out of poplar They go with the catfish ones I make. As you can see I have been experimenting with finishing techniques and #4 is in its natural unfinished state. Also, they are hand painted as I do not have a laser to etch the black parts
Sep 19, 2024
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