Wood Leather Coaster Mashup

[ArkieNewbie]

I mixed a few of my hobbies together on this project. I laser engraved on wood and then glued the wood rounds down to leather and cut them out. I think they turned out pretty great! What do y'all think?

[PastorBob]

pretty cool.  Thought about engraving your maker's mark in the leather too?

[Bert03241]

They look good but I'm curious as to why you waste good leather on the bottom. I laser engrave the leather  to make coasters.

[ArkieNewbie]

51 minutes ago, Bert03241 said:

They look good but I'm curious as to why you waste good leather on the bottom. I laser engrave the leather  to make coasters.

Thanks! I thought it was a cool look and took the place of cork on the bottom. I used small "scrap" pieces I had laying around so I didn't sacrifice much. 

I have some rounders I bought from SLC I plan to use as well. I need to invest in a round cutting die. 

[Gezzer]

Those are very nice !  I really like the flanky leather on the DAR one  , I think I have a problem but I just like the look of flanky leather .

[BigBore]

Very nice work!

[ArkieNewbie]

2 hours ago, Gezzer said:

Those are very nice !  I really like the flanky leather on the DAR one  , I think I have a problem but I just like the look of flanky leather .

Thank you sir! I agree! I have used wrinkled flank pieces as accent pieces on bags before. I really like the look it gives and I hate wasting leather. I'm always looking for ways to use the less desirable pieces. This was a perfect opportunity to use it somewhere it didn't need to have structural integrity

2 hours ago, BigBore said:

Very nice work!

Thanks!

[Bert03241]

4 hours ago, ArkieNewbie said:

Thanks! I thought it was a cool look and took the place of cork on the bottom. I used small "scrap" pieces I had laying around so I didn't sacrifice much. 

I have some rounders I bought from SLC I plan to use as well. I need to invest in a round cutting die. 

Why do you need a round cutting die when you have a laser engraver? I cut all my leather with the laser.

[ArkieNewbie]

15 hours ago, Bert03241 said:

Why do you need a round cutting die when you have a laser engraver? I cut all my leather with the laser.

I have not had very good luck cutting with my laser. It is only a 5.5W diode laser. It takes me about 10 passes to cut 3/4oz. I haven't tried to cut anything thicker. 

 

[Bert03241]

2 hours ago, ArkieNewbie said:

I have not had very good luck cutting with my laser. It is only a 5.5W diode laser. It takes me about 10 passes to cut 3/4oz. I haven't tried to cut anything thicker. 

i see

 

[ArkieNewbie]

2 hours ago, Bert03241 said:

i see

I would love to upgrade to a higher power co2 laser but it's just not in the budget right now. A sewing machine is first on my machine priority list right now. 

[chuck123wapati]

those are cool!!

[JayEhl]

On 3/14/2023 at 12:11 PM, ArkieNewbie said:

I need to invest in a round cutting die. 

They look great.  Boy, I would love to invest in a laser!  I don't know enough about them but the Glow Forge that's been advertised would be a cool start. 

 

[Bert03241]

15 hours ago, JayEhl said:

They look great.  Boy, I would love to invest in a laser!  I don't know enough about them but the Glow Forge that's been advertised would be a cool start. 

 

whoa what ever you do don't buy a glow forge. there way over priced and you can get a real co2 laser for less money and you'll be a lot happier .

[JayEhl]

On 3/17/2023 at 1:22 AM, Bert03241 said:

whoa what ever you do don't buy a glow forge.

LOL, i was visiting a friend of mine about and he said the same thing.  Because a wifi is required, that will be the deal breaker.    Thank you for your advice, too!  .   

[ArkieNewbie]

On 3/17/2023 at 1:22 AM, Bert03241 said:

whoa what ever you do don't buy a glow forge. there way over priced and you can get a real co2 laser for less money and you'll be a lot happier .

Exactly what Bert said. Do not buy a glow forge. Glow forge is really good at marketing and they do A LOT of it. But from what I've heard the many many downsides out weigh the up. 

The laser I have is $289, so not a huge investment. The diode laser does have limitations as I listed above. I still want a C02 laser but I'm constrained by the space in my shop.