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Yup. The settings are tuned for maps right now, but we can take any raster image with up to four b&w layers and send it through the same process.
Whats the max size? What if I want a rooms floor done like this?
shut up and take my money! i want something with WAY more detail on how it works. like, i understand laser cutters and whatnot, but this seems harder. can you write more up?
I'll be preparing a preso for WhereCamp this weekend; I'll definitely put it online as well.
"Zebrawood is considered a threatened species in its native habitat. Its fast-growing popularity in the West has resulted in some reforestation efforts, but these are not keeping up with the pace of harvesting." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebrawood
I might show my ignorance for the complexity of the process here, but here goes: Why is laser cutting from prefabricated digital prints considered "handcrafted"?
For the curious: Default is $105 for an 8"x8" map. 20"x16" is $350. It appears that wood species choice has no impact on pricing, but I didn't want to abuse their render queue with any more experiments. :) Also, to the creators - it would be great to have a "pricing" page to explain this!
Good idea, will do. Right now for simplicity's sake we just have the wood species not affect pricing even though they greatly vary in cost to us. We're coming out with some really gorgeous burled woods soon that are a bit pricier -- we'll probably add variable pricing based on wood species once those choices are available.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yup. The settings are tuned for maps right now, but we can take any raster image with up to four b&w layers and send it through the same process.
Whats the max size? What if I want a rooms floor done like this?
Call me a tree-hugger, but I was hoping that recycled wood was used, and that my greedy desire for one of these would not result in rainforests being destroyed. It would be nice to know if this service was green, too. "Zebrawood is considered a threatened species in its native habitat. Its fast-growing popularity in the West has resulted in some reforestation efforts, but these are not keeping up with the pace of har…
Being from a lumber producing area, the whole concept of "recycled wood" really annoys me.
Old wood breaks down, causing no waste.
"New" wood is produced on farms. Exactly like corn and soybeans, but with much longer crop cycles. Just like other cash crops, if you remove the demand for new wood, Weyerhaeuser will cut down all the trees and plant something else that makes money or sell off the land for urban development.
All of the major concerns with commercial lumber production have been mitigated with smarter land management practices and technology. All of the "old growth" forest that environmentalists like to jump on is actually pretty impractical for large scale commercial operations to deal with, and protected by existing laws anyway.
Some species (like Zebrawood as you mention) are threatened by initial commercial exploitation, and sadly the biggest offenders are indigenous farmers. Once a wood becomes commercially viable the big players move in with established reforestation and resource management policies that actually help to stabilize the situation (because they can't make money long term off an extinct species).
Started out thinking that this was more parquetry than what I imagine is called 'woodcut'. Turns out it's probably marquetry instead. All from Wikipedia: "Parquetry is a geometric mosaic of wood pieces used for decorative effect." "The use of curved and natural shapes constitutes marquetry rather than parquetry." "Marquetry (also spelled as marqueterie) is the art and craft of applying pieces of veneer to a structure…