Which file format do I need?

Most diode and CO2 lasers work from SVG or DXF, and LightBurn and xTool also open AI and PDF. Tell us your machine and software and we send what it reads.

Can you make a template I can personalize for each order?

Yes. We set the name and date as editable text on their own layer, with the fonts listed, so you can change them for each customer before you outline and engrave.

Can you make my drawing or logo engravable?

Yes. We redraw it as clean vector paths with lines thick enough to engrave well, the same way we redraw logos.

Print & packaging design

Cutting board designs and laser engraving files

A laser doesn’t care how nice a design looks on screen. It cares whether every line is a clean path, every shape is closed, and the detail is big enough to burn into wood. We design cutting boards, from monograms and wedding dates to illustrated scenes, and set up the engrave and cut files for your laser, CNC router, Cricut or die cutter.

Ask a designer New design: from $125

A walnut cutting board engraved with an H and G monogram and a wedding date — Style references for this service, not client work.

What we design

Personalized cutting boards: monograms, family names, wedding and anniversary dates, handwritten recipes
Illustrated boards: trees, mountains, florals, maps and pets
Templates for Etsy and gift shops, with the name and date easy to change for each order
Charcuterie boards, coasters, signs and other engraved wood, slate and acrylic
Cut outlines for shaped boards and die-cut inserts

Set up for the machine

Clean vector paths with no stray points, overlaps or open shapes
Engrave, score and cut on separate layers, colored the way your software expects, whether that’s LightBurn, xTool, Glowforge or your shop’s own setup
Line weights and detail sized for the board, so fine lines don’t burn into a blur on the grain
Text converted to outlines, so the fonts travel with the file
SVG, DXF, AI and PDF, plus a PNG where engraving it as an image suits better

What to send us

The board’s size and shape, the wood, your machine, and the names, dates or idea. A photo of a board you like helps us match the style.

Price

From $125. Fixed before we start.

Send the file or the idea in the chat and a designer usually answers within minutes with a fixed price. Nothing starts until you say yes. Bigger jobs are quoted in writing first. See all prices.

Print-ready PDF plus the source file
Bleed, CMYK, fonts and dielines checked twice
A short note of what we changed
Several jobs a month? Plans from $299/month
Print shop? We work white-label

Questions

Which file format do I need?: Most diode and CO2 lasers work from SVG or DXF, and LightBurn and xTool also open AI and PDF. Tell us your machine and software and we send what it reads.
Can you make a template I can personalize for each order?: Yes. We set the name and date as editable text on their own layer, with the fonts listed, so you can change them for each customer before you outline and engrave.
Can you make my drawing or logo engravable?: Yes. We redraw it as clean vector paths with lines thick enough to engrave well, the same way we redraw logos.

Related services

Logo redraws & vectorsA pixelated JPG, screenshot or photo of your sign, redrawn by hand as a clean vector logo (AI, EPS, SVG, PDF) that prints sharp at any size. Fixed price.See the service Pattern & surface designSeamless repeat patterns for fabric, wallpaper, gift wrap, packaging and print on demand: tiled cleanly at print size, in vector or 300 dpi.See the service Tumbler & mug wrapsSublimation tumbler wraps and mug designs sized to your blank, straight or tapered, seamless where the wrap meets, ready to print and press.See the service

Or see all our print design services.

Not sure what your file needs?

Ask a question or send the file in the chat. A designer usually answers within minutes with a fixed price, and nothing starts until you say yes.

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