Hi guys! Im hoping you could guide me in the right direction here as to what you would use for a simple project like this? (See image) The customer basically wants a similar design to this but not painted, just plain wood and with black lettering. Im thinking something like premium grade Ply, may…

With plywood, the edges can sometimes look a little tacky and unprofessional. If I were to make it, I’d be using tight-grain wood like hard maple, cherry, or birch. I’m interested to see what others will say as well.

Another vote for solid hardwood. Maple or cherry would look good with black lettering. You could go with something darker like walnut and use white lettering.

Another vote for solid maple or cherry. Would look really nice with that design and both woods just glow when you add an oil finish.

When I’m using cherry maple walnut Etc it’s to keep the wood grain look but when I’m painting the wood I’ll use selected Pine it carves really good of course I would use a wood conditioner before painting [Message_1664412815456]

Thanks very much for the feedback guys! I think we will be ditching the Ply on this one. Unfortunately, I don’t have access to something like Maple or Cherry at the moment. What I do have is Hevea which is a very light-colored wood and I reckon the black lettering should look very nice on that. I…

Will do! I just got my machine set up tonight and powered it up for the first time. I got a Z-axis error though and Im not sure what it means or how to go about it. Looks like this: [IMG_0325.HEIC] [IMG_0324.HEIC] Anyone have an idea? Thanks guys!

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Another option may be MDF that is veneered on both sides with your choice of hardwoods, the edges look good and is nice to machine

I may be late to respond, but I would try this on any light colored wood flooring that is easily accessible. It would also be cost effective.

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