it's pretty. the machine grooves might be an way to add some design elements.

keep it up! good work :) 

itsrealfake

thanks! this is with 1 layer of pure tung oil, cherry is said to develop a patina over time and actually look better as it ages

Damn that's nice. I really like the wood. 

grayruby

The first one I linked from a couple weeks ago was done by hand, this one was done by CNC machine

orto

[A couple weeks ago](https://stacker.news/items/901268) I carved a valet tray from a solid maple block.

It took a long time, and it was a little bulkier than I had initially imagined. So I bought some more wood (cherry this time), and got a local CNC shop to cut out a 3D CAD drawing I made.

I’ll need to sand down some of the machine grooves, and the walls might now be a bit too steep (they were too shallow when I carved it), but it’s getting closer to a product I can produce at scale.

![](https://m.stacker.news/82336)