Creating Engraved Wood Pins on the Glowforge From Illustrator

I’ve really wanted to show you how you can create engraved wood pins on the Glowforge from Illustrator. And, I am proud to say I finally filmed it all and have it ready! WOOT!

What is a Glowforge?

If you aren’t sure what a Glowforge is, be sure to check out this post where I unbox it and show you what it is and what it does.

I’ve been using my Glowforge for a while now and I love it! We use it at A + L Monogram to create custom personalized monogram keychains. I also use it to make wooden lapel pins.

Watch Me Work in Adobe Illustrator and Get My Files Ready

So, in this video I wanted to walk you through my steps of how I take my artwork into Adobe Illustrator and get it ready to use on the Glowforge.

If you didn’t watch my videos on how I go from Procreate to Illustrator you can watch those here, here and here. It’s three parts as I show you my vector drawing process.

Tips for Making Wood Pins on the Glowforge

• Make sure that your strokes are ALWAYS expanded into fills.
• You want different colors for the cut and for the engraving.
• Test using Draftboard! It’s cheaper.
• Save your file as an SVG file in Illustrator (I don’t change any settings).
• Pin Backs I purchased*

How to Save on the Glowforge

If you want to purchase your own Glowforge, I have a deal for you! I tell you more about the Glowforge in this post if you need more details about it.

If you want to purchase a Glowforge you can save money with my link. I get the same amount as your referral discount when you purchase through my link as a way for Glowforge to thank me for telling you about it. Click here to purchase*. You can save $500 off a Pro, $250 off a Plus, or $100 off a Basic.

So what do you think? Panda Bones is actually going to be an enamel pin coming to my Etsy shop but he made a great demo for this project. Shop my Etsy products like pins, stickers and prints.