Wood
Great for signs, gifts, and décor. Burns beautifully with high contrast.
Engrave
Cut
Precision laser etching for the things that matter.
We cut, mark, and engrave wood, metal, glass, leather, and more with surgical accuracy. Whether it's a custom gift, a branded product, or a one-of-a-kind piece — we get the details right.
Covington, Washington 8 materials Cut · Engrave · Etch · Oxidize One-off to production run
Materials We Work With
Acrylic
Clean edges, vibrant color options. Ideal for awards and display pieces.
Cut
Engrave
Leather
Rich, permanent etching. Popular for wallets, journals, and accessories.
Engrave
Metal
Anodized aluminum and coated metals engrave with precise detail.
Engrave
Glass
Frosted, elegant finish. Perfect for drinkware, mirrors, and windows.
Etch
Stone / Slate
Natural texture with lasting marks. Great for coasters and memorial pieces.
Engrave
Corian
Smooth, consistent surface used for plaques and countertop accents.
Engrave
Stainless Steel
Oxidize and colorize the surface for vivid, permanent designs.
Engrave
Oxidize
Our Work
Learn More: Our Lasers
A laser is light — a great deal of it, at one exact wavelength, focused to a point. What happens when it lands depends on whether the material soaks up that wavelength or ignores it. Wood drinks in infrared and burns; glass lets it straight through; polished steel bounces it away. That is why we run several different machines instead of one: each pairs a wavelength with the materials that answer to it.
MOPA Fiber
100 W · 1064 nm · galvo
Near-infrared, invisible
Best suited to
- Stainless steel (color and black marking)
- Titanium
- Anodized aluminum
- Brass and copper
- Coated and painted metal
- Deep engraving in metal
- Some dark plastics
Learn more
How it works
A fiber-amplified near-infrared beam is steered by two fast mirrors (galvanometers) across a fixed field instead of a moving gantry, so it is very quick and very fine. "MOPA" means the pulse length is adjustable — that control is what makes color on stainless possible.
What it does to material
Metals absorb it. By tuning the pulse it can anneal — heat the surface just enough to grow a colored oxide layer without removing any metal — strip a coating or anodize for a bright mark, or engrave below the surface.
What to expect
Permanent marks with nothing added to the part. Color on stainless and titanium comes from a thin oxide, not pigment, so there is nothing to wear off.
UV
10 W · 355 nm · galvo
Ultraviolet, "cold" marking
Best suited to
- Glass, fine detail
- Clear acrylic and plastics
- Ceramics and glazed surfaces
- Silicone
- Painted and coated metal
- Fine detail on leather and paper
Learn more
How it works
An ultraviolet beam, galvo-steered like the fiber. Its photons carry enough energy to break molecular bonds directly, so very little heat spreads into the part — which is why it is called cold marking.
What it does to material
Materials that are clear or that heat would ruin — glass, clear plastics, silicone, ceramics, coated surfaces — mark cleanly without melting, cracking or yellowing around the edge.
What to expect
Crisp, very fine marks with no heat halo. It marks the surface rather than carving into it, so it is for detail, not depth.
CO₂ Galvo
30 W · 10,600 nm · galvo
Far-infrared, invisible
Best suited to
- Leather patches and goods
- Wood coasters and small boards
- Acrylic signs and tags
- Glass and drinkware
- Paper, card and invitations
- Fabric and denim
- Batches of matching pieces
Learn more
How it works
The same far-infrared light as our CO₂ gantry, from a compact sealed source, but steered by two fast galvanometer mirrors across a fixed field instead of a moving head. The beam only has to swing, not travel, so it marks many times faster.
What it does to material
Everything that answers to CO₂ light — wood, leather, acrylic, glass, paper, fabric — at speed. Each pass is light and quick, so it is built for surface engraving and fine detail rather than cutting through thick stock.
What to expect
Crisp, even engraving with fine detail, finished in seconds rather than minutes, which keeps a batch of twenty matching pieces affordable.
CO₂
40 W · 10,600 nm · CNC gantry
Far-infrared, invisible
Best suited to
- Wood
- Acrylic, including clear
- Leather
- Glass
- Stone and slate
- Corian
- Anodized aluminum
- Paper, fabric and rubber
Learn more
How it works
An electrically excited tube of carbon-dioxide gas produces far-infrared light, which mirrors steer to a focusing lens on an X-Y gantry. This is the workhorse: it both engraves and cuts.
What it does to material
Wood, acrylic, leather, glass, stone and most plastics absorb this wavelength right at the surface. A light pass vaporizes a thin layer for an engraving; a slow, heavy pass burns all the way through for a cut. Bare metal reflects it.
What to expect
Deep, clean engraving. Wood cuts with a thin dark edge; acrylic cuts with a glossy, flame-polished edge; glass frosts white.
Diode
60 W · 450 nm · CNC gantry
Visible blue light
Best suited to
- Wood
- Leather
- Dark or opaque acrylic
- Slate and stone
- Paper and card
- Painted or coated metal
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How it works
A bank of blue semiconductor diodes is focused into one beam and carried over the bed on an X-Y gantry, the same way a CNC router moves. It is the only one of our lasers whose light you could see.
What it does to material
Dark and organic surfaces absorb blue light well and burn under it. Clear materials let it pass straight through, and bare metal bounces it back, so this machine is for things that take a scorch.
What to expect
Warm brown-to-black marks. On wood the grain shows through the burn, so no two pieces look the same.
Sublimation
Some jobs want full color instead of a mark. For those we now print by sublimation: photo-quality color pressed into shirts, mugs, hats, metal panels and more.
Dye Sublimation
Full color · heat press
Photographic color, sealed into the surface
Best suited to
- Coated mugs and tumblers
- Polyester shirts and fabric
- Metal photo panels
- Coated slate and ceramic tile
- Mousepads and coasters
- Keychains and ornaments
Learn more
How it works
The design is printed in special inks onto transfer paper, then pressed against the piece under heat and pressure. At that heat the ink turns straight to a gas and soaks into the surface, then sets solid again as it cools.
What it does to material
The ink bonds with polyester, so it works on polyester fabric and on blanks made with a polymer coating: mugs, metal panels, tile and slate. Cotton and uncoated surfaces won’t take it.
What to expect
Vivid, photo-quality color that is part of the surface, not a layer on top, so it won’t peel, crack or wash out. It prints on white and light colors; white itself can’t be printed, so dark pieces aren’t a fit.
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