Making a Sink Cover for a House Boat

by Miss Cabbit in Living > Decorating

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Making a Sink Cover for a House Boat

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I did this at TechShop Menlo Park. http://www.techshop.com

I
n trying to make a happier living environment on a houseboat I needed a cute sink cover. I made it out of wood.

Image

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I found this mushroom image online and inverted it, tweeked a little bit and made it to fit the size of the piece of wood I'm using

Prepare for Laser Etching

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This is the file in preparation for lasering onto the wood.

Laser Etching

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I loaded the wood and sent the file to the laser. This took about 3 hours to etch.

Finisher Etching!

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Mushrooms are ready to cover the sink and turn it into a fun place to look at. :)