Author: 5thlinedesigner

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Dice Vault – Rectangular

Three examples of a rectangular dice vault or pen case, or… Two are made from padauk wood and one from spectraply – “May Flowers”. All have magnetic clasp enclosures. The first padauk version in the pictures below has more rounded corners and the lid fits snugly into the bottom part. The other two have lids that slide open to break the magnetic attachment. Padauk is a beautiful wood – both to work with and in the finished product. It is slightly brittle so one has to be careful with edges and very small details. The spectraply is interesting – this is my first time using it. At $33 per 2″x2″x12″ block it is a bit pricey but the resulting product can be spectacular.

I can custom make these boxes from many species of wood and can custom laser engrave to your specifications. Designed in VCarve Pro and rendered on an X-Carve CNC router. The leather lining and foam inserts are laser cut.

Padauk – full closure
Spectraply – sliding closure
Padauk – sliding closure

Larger dice vaults
Padauk Case/Dice Vault
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Market Stand

A-frame stands made for a local farmers market vendor. The vendor will add their own sign to the main part of board with velcro strips. The blackboard topper allows the use of eye-catching colourful blackboard markers to highlight specials, etc.

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Coin Holder v2

Coin Holder

Another design for a Coin Holder for display of military unit and operations coins. This coin holder will hold about 30 of the standard 1.75″ coins.

From live edge domestic pear. CNC routed slots. Laser etched Canadian Armed Forces badge. Finished with Tried and True original wood finish. Approximately 11in x 5in.

This one I made for a currently serving CAF friend.

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Coin Holder

Coin Holder

Coin Holder for desk/shelf display of military unit and operations coins – these coins are also referred to as challenge coins. This coin holder will hold about 25 of the standard 1.75″ coins.

From live edge ash wood. CNC routed slots. Finished with Tried and True original wood finish. Approximately 10in x 5in.

I have a couple of finished units available for sale for $50 each.

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Payment Sign

Payment types accepted sign made for the market stand at EFT Farms in Innisfil. Similar sign made for PJ’s Meats/MarketOnTheMove.ca.

1/4in baltic birch. Laser etched and then infilled with black acrylic paint. Approximately 17in x 11in.

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Quilt Clock

This project was created for a quilting enthusiast friend. The beech wood base was designed using VCarve Desktop and carved out on an X-Carve CNC router. The clock face was designed in Lightburn and laser cut from coloured 1/8″ acrylic.

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Market Display

EFT Farms

Market display sign for local vendor’s farmers market booths. The two part sign consists of a clear laser cut acrylic stand and a cherry veneer laser cut product tag with a small chalkboard area for the price. The design was done in Lightburn. The acrylic stand is approximately 6in tall and the small product tag attaches with velcro. One set of signs was made for PJ’s Meats (MarketOnTheMove.ca) and one set for EFT Farms.

To be able to make this product I built a small acrylic sheet bending tool using a PWM controller and part of the heating element from an old waffle iron. With every project I learn a bit more…

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Price Signs

These 24in x 12in signs were made for a local business. The wood is white pine. The design was done in VCarve Desktop produced on my XCarve CNC router using a 60 degree v-bit. The technique used was to first machine out the wood, sand smooth, apply a quick coat of clear sealing acrylic, apply the in-fill paint and then re-sand to clean up the edges.