How would you do this? 2D or 3D?

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Client is asking me to make this Wine Appetizer Plate (see attached pic). How would you do this? Would you model in 3D and then 3D rough & finish carve it? Or would you model it in 2D and cut it via traditional pocket and profile type toolpaths?

I’m proficient in Fusion and Vcarve Pro, so I could do it either way I think. I’m just wondering which way you think would be more efficient, I guess. I’m leaning towards 2D and traditional pocket and profile toolpaths, but the chamfered edges of the pockets with the smoothed/rounded tops & bottoms of the pockets is throwing me off a little bit.

Thoughts?

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The simplest way would be with a dish cutting bit and simple pocket toolpath.
The exterior shape would be cut with an endmill then radius with a roundover bit with a hand router.
The other way would be to create molding toolpaths for the inside and outside edge profiles and pocket the middle with an endmill

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We make a very similar item

We have an original Woodworker with BB controller and use Carveco

I would start with a bull nose bit and machine the groove around the glass slot and around the plate area to full depth using a profile cut

Then use an 1/4 " to machine the glass hole and the plate area using an area clearance tool path

Then 1/4" to cut out the shape and the glass slot breaking into the glass hole using a profile tool path.

Sand the edge if needed then use a bearing guided round over in a router table to ease the top and bottom edge.

I would laser the logo then a couple of coats of Danish Oil

Hope this helps

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Same as Ken said. Should be super easy. I would use a chamfer rather than a round over on the inside, but moxnix.

-Tom