Over the last few months @whangster79 and myself have been designing a product for the community we are a part of. Its been improved since the last post featuring what we were working on. Now the etchings have three passes instead of just one by the laser giving them much more depth and contrast. Clear coat has been added, and pieces are sanded down. Making them versatile and can be used for many things, like a drink coaster, conversation piece, a subject for photography or even built into some project.

The wood used for etching is called Brazilian hardwood, more specifically Cumaru. The grains found in this wood really makes the logo pop and its one of the most dense woods out there. See below for details on the wood.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipteryx_odorata

For a size reference I placed an American Silver Eagle next to one of the etchings. Their approximate dimensions are 4.25" x 4.25" x 0.75".

Here are the two products, one with just the Hive logo and the other with text included. They are $35 each for batch 1, price may change in future batches as I need to buy more wood. These prices do not include shipping, how far you are from Georgia will depend on the shipping price. We can do international shipping as well.

Three coats of clear are added to these etchings. It will protect them from indoor moisture like setting drinking glasses on them as coasters.

We found the first etchings to be too shallow, so we went back and remade them with 3 passes of the laser. See below for comparisons to version 1 and version 2, etching it 3 times really added some depth and contrast to the designs.

Side by side version 2 is on the left and version 1 is on the right.

The depth difference can really be seen when looking from above.

Once the clearcoat was added it made version 1 just too plain and we were not happy with the results. So version 2 is what will be sold in the batch 1 sales.

How to order:

You can send me a direct message on Discord at solominer#4248 with your zip code or some way to calculate a shipping cost for you. Or send me a encrypted memo to @solominer. As for giving me an address to ship to I have a few suggestions to keep your residence private.

1. Use a PO box, you can rent one for a month for less than $40 usually depending on your location.

2. Ship it to the business you work at, keeping your home address private.

3. Ship it to a friends address.

4. Local pickup is available, though you would need to be in North Georgia for that to happen.

Otherwise whatever address you give me works, you can do so through my discord solominer#4248 or sending me an encrypted memo on Hive.. See below for details on how to send an encrypted memo. Mention which product you want, the one with just the logo or the one with Hive writing.

"You can send a private message to another peer by using the "#". Go to your Hive wallet. Choose an amount( the least amount you can choose is 0.001 Hive or 0.001 HBD), enter the recipient Hive user name and then type the message in the "memo" field, but make sure that you prefix that message with #. Then send it."

Accepted payment options are Hive, HBD, BTC or Steem/SBD.

In the first batch @whangster79 and myself will be making ten of them, etching and shipping them once ten orders have been received. If less than ten orders are received in the next two weeks we will etch and ship whatever amount that were ordered. So please understand it will be a few weeks at a minimum before you receive your etching.

If you have any questions just ask.

-Solo