# 🪑 Projects **URL:** https://forum.sienci.com/c/projects/project/44.md [Latest](https://forum.sienci.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.sienci.com/categories.md) --- ## [🎉 Introducing Carve Days – Follow Along & Carve With Us](https://forum.sienci.com/t/introducing-carve-days-follow-along-carve-with-us/26711)
**Author:** [@StephenCampbell](https://forum.sienci.com/u/StephenCampbell)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 10:59am UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/introducing-carve-days-follow-along-carve-with-us/26711 "2026-09-19T10:59:49Z")
:tada: Welcome to Carve Days! Here at Sienci Labs, we’ve started setting aside dedicated Carve Days where team members step away from their regular work, fire up a machine, and build a project from start to finish. Somet… --- ## [About the 🪑 Projects category](https://forum.sienci.com/t/about-the-projects-category/3516)
**Author:** [@chrismakesstuff](https://forum.sienci.com/u/chrismakesstuff)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2024, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/about-the-projects-category/3516 "2024-01-13T01:00:52Z")
Get inspired by what others have made and encourage others in-kind by showing off your own latest project pictures. --- ## [First timer shop sign](https://forum.sienci.com/t/first-timer-shop-sign/27268)
**Author:** [@n8hart](https://forum.sienci.com/u/n8hart)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/first-timer-shop-sign/27268 "2026-10-12T19:57:33Z")
First time CNCer and poster. Not typically one to share, more of a lurker. Excited about my new MK3. From sketch in the morning to carved by midnight. Still learning the ropes of CAM. Looking for better ways to paint t… --- ## [Chucky's Projects: cutlery tray and use of height mapping](https://forum.sienci.com/t/chuckys-projects-cutlery-tray-and-use-of-height-mapping/27250)
**Author:** [@Chucky\_ott](https://forum.sienci.com/u/Chucky_ott)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/chuckys-projects-cutlery-tray-and-use-of-height-mapping/27250 "2026-10-12T19:51:56Z")
Nothing impressive about this project. It’s just a simple cutlery tray for my daughter. This is the second one I did for her. The difference with this second one is the use of a 3D Probe to do a surface map of the ply… --- ## [Funeral Urn for my Mom](https://forum.sienci.com/t/funeral-urn-for-my-mom/27211)
**Author:** [@Sergelac](https://forum.sienci.com/u/Sergelac)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/funeral-urn-for-my-mom/27211 "2026-10-12T00:37:49Z")
Longmill MK 2.5. Made an Urn for my mom. Used flame maple for the sides. Top is black walnut inlayed with flame maple and ABS binding used for guitar. The name plate is ebony with white epoxy, The pictures were done with… --- ## [Chucky's Projects: wall art](https://forum.sienci.com/t/chuckys-projects-wall-art/27251)
**Author:** [@Chucky\_ott](https://forum.sienci.com/u/Chucky_ott)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/chuckys-projects-wall-art/27251 "2026-10-09T18:42:48Z")
My daughter, asked for some art work for their new house. I offered to make them something large for a wall in their kitchen. This is the final product and is 750mm x 1150mm without the frame. This is a projec… --- ## [Inlay board using a TBN bit](https://forum.sienci.com/t/inlay-board-using-a-tbn-bit/27224)
**Author:** [@Pat1](https://forum.sienci.com/u/Pat1)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/inlay-board-using-a-tbn-bit/27224 "2026-10-09T18:40:30Z")
I spent some time trying to get the inlays correct by watching YouTube videos and couldn’t get it. So, I toke the version 12 inlay course from Broinwood. It is an excellent course, but I found that you should use a dif… --- ## [Vanity Doors with Epoxy inlay roses](https://forum.sienci.com/t/vanity-doors-with-epoxy-inlay-roses/27229)
**Author:** [@Pat1](https://forum.sienci.com/u/Pat1)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/vanity-doors-with-epoxy-inlay-roses/27229 "2026-10-09T12:51:17Z")
I made a new vanity for my wife’s ensuite and she wanted roses on the doors and draw fronts. This is what I came up with. The big rose had four pours and the small ones, three. To be able to paint the doors white I ha… --- ## [More Experiments in Terrain - and Some Success](https://forum.sienci.com/t/more-experiments-in-terrain-and-some-success/27212)
**Author:** [@elbarsal](https://forum.sienci.com/u/elbarsal)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/more-experiments-in-terrain-and-some-success/27212 "2026-10-08T15:12:28Z")
I knew my LongMill needed some maintenance, so I replaced all the v-wheels, upgraded to the new zero maintenance anti-backlash nuts, cleaned everything up and installed the closed-loop stepper motor kit. Upgraded my shop… --- ## [Hollow Knight Masks for Comic Con](https://forum.sienci.com/t/hollow-knight-masks-for-comic-con/6711)
**Author:** [@KalebMannion](https://forum.sienci.com/u/KalebMannion)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/hollow-knight-masks-for-comic-con/6711 "2026-09-20T00:28:14Z")
My sister managed to convince me to cosplay with her for Ottawa Comic Con which is happening this weekend. We decided to go as the Knight and Hornet from Hollow Knight, a game we both thoroughly enjoyed. The models w… --- ## [Sienci Labs - Carve Day #12](https://forum.sienci.com/t/sienci-labs-carve-day-12/27113)
**Author:** [@patrice\_a](https://forum.sienci.com/u/patrice_a)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 8:45am UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/sienci-labs-carve-day-12/27113 "2026-09-17T08:45:31Z")
Created by: Nini (Packaging) Experience Level: Beginner For her first Carve Day, Nini made a simple sign featuring a true (but maybe unconventional) quote: “Some days are going to suck, but others are going to suck wor… --- ## [Mountain range relief carved into Cedar cookie](https://forum.sienci.com/t/mountain-range-relief-carved-into-cedar-cookie/27075)
**Author:** [@Colin](https://forum.sienci.com/u/Colin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/mountain-range-relief-carved-into-cedar-cookie/27075 "2026-09-08T22:29:37Z")
A friend of mine recently asked ‘can you do mountain ranges?’ and I said yes, without having actually done any long-form relief carving before, so there was a bit of learning to do. Using my Altmill with Sienci ATC, I f… --- ## [Carve Days - Project 11!](https://forum.sienci.com/t/carve-days-project-11/27072)
**Author:** [@StephenCampbell](https://forum.sienci.com/u/StephenCampbell)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/carve-days-project-11/27072 "2026-09-08T20:28:47Z")
:herb: Project #11 – The DaSilva Backyard Sign Created by: Sarah (Packaging) Experience Level: Beginner For her first Carve Day, Sarah made something a little more personal — a custom DaSilva sign for her father-in-law… --- ## [First Jewelry box](https://forum.sienci.com/t/first-jewelry-box/14061)
**Author:** [@GW123](https://forum.sienci.com/u/GW123)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/first-jewelry-box/14061 "2026-08-11T14:37:58Z")
Made a jewlery or ring box --- ## [Holy Karving Batman!](https://forum.sienci.com/t/holy-karving-batman/26779)
**Author:** [@Karver\_One](https://forum.sienci.com/u/Karver_One)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/holy-karving-batman/26779 "2026-07-28T00:44:11Z")
I haven’t been posting my stuff lately due to being in a big move. But I am still going. Just a little taste of what I have been up too. Altmill, CO2 Laser, H2C Bambu 3D Printer, OH my =) I bought 111 feet of sol… --- ## [Six-String Bass Guitar](https://forum.sienci.com/t/six-string-bass-guitar/25462)
**Author:** [@The\_Unknown\_Bassist](https://forum.sienci.com/u/The_Unknown_Bassist)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/six-string-bass-guitar/25462 "2026-07-23T16:11:48Z")
So, I finally finished my first complete build of an instrument: a six-string bass guitar. I built this as a graduation gift for my nephew, an excellent bassist who’ll be graduating from Oberlin next semester. I gave it … --- ## [Im new to all this and am very excited with the progress](https://forum.sienci.com/t/im-new-to-all-this-and-am-very-excited-with-the-progress/26764)
**Author:** [@Afterlife](https://forum.sienci.com/u/Afterlife)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 9:09am UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/im-new-to-all-this-and-am-very-excited-with-the-progress/26764 "2026-07-23T09:09:20Z")
Im brand new to CAD/CAM and CNC this January. My first project was this bass guitar from scratch using fusion. Im completely obsessed. Zero broken bits, but some close calls. Im loving the planning and how involved it re… --- ## [Zeroing on nothing (Adding elements to a design with no original xy0)](https://forum.sienci.com/t/zeroing-on-nothing-adding-elements-to-a-design-with-no-original-xy0/26735)
**Author:** [@Spamming\_Eddie](https://forum.sienci.com/u/Spamming_Eddie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/zeroing-on-nothing-adding-elements-to-a-design-with-no-original-xy0/26735 "2026-07-18T16:07:13Z")
A good 4 years ago, when I was about to enter the CNC world as a total novice, I was approached to make a remembrance plaque for a stillborn’s grave. Not directly an ideal novice project to start your journey with, but h… --- ## [Using family handwriting](https://forum.sienci.com/t/using-family-handwriting/26536)
**Author:** [@Clt49er](https://forum.sienci.com/u/Clt49er)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/using-family-handwriting/26536 "2026-06-16T12:11:31Z")
Just a quick project for anyone. My parents are getting up there in age. Have appreciated this quote from my dad. Wanted to get it written before its too late. Try to do this while you can yall. --- ## [Powder room clock](https://forum.sienci.com/t/powder-room-clock/26520)
**Author:** [@gwilki](https://forum.sienci.com/u/gwilki)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/powder-room-clock/26520 "2026-06-11T15:42:27Z")
While I have done inlays before using the “old” method, this is the first time that I have used the built-in Vcarve vcarve inlay toolpath. It sure makes things simple. This is a piece of unknown species that I was given… --- ## [Longmill MK2 3Kw Bt30 ATC Magazine design (WIP)](https://forum.sienci.com/t/longmill-mk2-3kw-bt30-atc-magazine-design-wip/26449)
**Author:** [@V-Amp\_Customs\_LLC](https://forum.sienci.com/u/V-Amp_Customs_LLC)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/longmill-mk2-3kw-bt30-atc-magazine-design-wip/26449 "2026-05-31T21:45:00Z")
After a long laundry list of health issues I will spare everyone the details of, I have returned. Just here to share a Project I’ve been working on for the Longmill Mk2. After the Auto dust shoe project I was wondering,… --- ## [First Paid Project$$](https://forum.sienci.com/t/first-paid-project/26262)
**Author:** [@TMS4659](https://forum.sienci.com/u/TMS4659)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 4:01am UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/first-paid-project/26262 "2026-04-26T04:01:33Z")
I still need to do a few finishing touches (mainly swapping screws for black) to the larger panel, but this is the reason I purchased my Altmill. The top picture is from a 53 ft Carver. It has another flush mounted high … --- ## [Led sign gift. Mistakes were made](https://forum.sienci.com/t/led-sign-gift-mistakes-were-made/25321)
**Author:** [@Clt49er](https://forum.sienci.com/u/Clt49er)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/led-sign-gift-mistakes-were-made/25321 "2026-04-21T12:17:08Z")
Plenty of mistakes were made. But this is for my son and he still uses the floor for a trash can, so it is acceptable enough. Originally was planning to do wood stain after epoxy but wife insisted on painted black. That… --- ## [PC Upgrading Adventure](https://forum.sienci.com/t/pc-upgrading-adventure/26188)
**Author:** [@\_Michael](https://forum.sienci.com/u/_Michael)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/pc-upgrading-adventure/26188 "2026-04-16T15:11:33Z")
After 10 years with a Skylake Core i7 and a GTX 1070 I was due for some upgrades. For the GPU I got a Radeon RX 6800XT with 16 gigs of VRAM. While it’s already a bit dated it’s still twice as good as my 1070 according to… --- ## [CNC model for aluminum casting](https://forum.sienci.com/t/cnc-model-for-aluminum-casting/17794)
**Author:** [@William1](https://forum.sienci.com/u/William1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/cnc-model-for-aluminum-casting/17794 "2026-04-05T13:17:27Z")
So I a going to do some aluminum casting. very excited about it. Im doing a Bigsby style with my own shape. I did an MDF model to see how it looks then I’ll tweak it and make a proper one.Processing: 3E4695AF-18D0-4962… --- ## [New spoilboard done](https://forum.sienci.com/t/new-spoilboard-done/21432)
**Author:** [@Jens](https://forum.sienci.com/u/Jens)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/new-spoilboard-done/21432 "2026-04-02T23:24:31Z")
I finally got my new Altmill baseboard and spoilboard done. The Altmill stringers were tapped, the base board was attached to the stringers from the top. The baseboard received inserts to be used to attach the spoil boar… --- ## [Altmill 3d carve bible latest project](https://forum.sienci.com/t/altmill-3d-carve-bible-latest-project/26005)
**Author:** [@rq6162](https://forum.sienci.com/u/rq6162)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/altmill-3d-carve-bible-latest-project/26005 "2026-04-02T00:16:32Z")
Latest project on the Altmill, made with qtr sawn white oak. Took 6 hours for the carve, not totally finished yet want to put some clear finish on it. Text was done with a 20 degree v bit. It was tricky to get the spa… --- ## [A Story of a Table](https://forum.sienci.com/t/a-story-of-a-table/26041)
**Author:** [@Karver\_One](https://forum.sienci.com/u/Karver_One)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/a-story-of-a-table/26041 "2026-03-31T18:52:18Z")
Once upon a time there was a pretty oak table. It had found its way to being a noble table at the local Rib City grill. For many years it had been the place where many families shared lunch and their suppers together. Ye… --- ## [New designs THEY GLOW!](https://forum.sienci.com/t/new-designs-they-glow/25971)
**Author:** [@LFloresTX](https://forum.sienci.com/u/LFloresTX)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/new-designs-they-glow/25971 "2026-03-31T13:17:01Z")
--- ## [Chucky's project: Scrabble board](https://forum.sienci.com/t/chuckys-project-scrabble-board/25451)
**Author:** [@Chucky\_ott](https://forum.sienci.com/u/Chucky_ott)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2026, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/chuckys-project-scrabble-board/25451 "2026-03-29T20:40:42Z")
This is a project I plan on doing in the near future but which I’m starting to plan the construction method. Initially, I was only going to do the board and use the tiles from commercial sets. But now that I’ve been us… [Next page](https://forum.sienci.com/c/projects/project/44.md?page=1)