Commemorative Plaque

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Here at Vectric we all love to make stuff, so we thought we would share our inspiration, designs and the CNC process with our community by sharing the projects we make.

Each project comes with its own video for you to watch that tells the story of what we’re making from start to finish. Including technical software footage, machining the parts in the Labs, finishing the projects and we’ll even throw a few tips in based on our experiences.

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Happy Making!

Here at Vectric we are thrilled to have teamed up with The Heart of England Forest charity in order to help reverse centuries of woodland decline and create and conserve a magnificent 30,000 acre broadleaf forest for the benefit of the environment, wildlife and people.

As well as our donation, over the next 12 months our team will be embarking on a mission to spend at least one day a month planting trees and maintaining the forest around us. We’ll be making use of the tools we have at our disposal to make projects to educate and inspire those around us to get involved with planting and maintaining the forest as well as projects that will help with the conservation of wildlife in the area such as bird and bat boxes, insect homes and more.

To get this partnership off on the right foot we wanted to make something that we could leave in the forest that brings attention to Vectric’s journey but also inspires others to take part in great opportunities like this to give back to nature. We felt there would be no other way than to create a free-standing plaque that we could leave behind in the forest for others to see and be inspired.

We commissioned a lovely relief model of a hand holding a tree and used it on the plaque opposite to the Heart of England Forest’s logo. In the middle we added some bold text that we simply v-carved. The finish is a simple deck oil that should help protect it for years with little maintenance.

The free project files for this commemorative plaque do not include the hand holding a tree 3D model or the rectangular hand carved dish, however these can be purchased directly from the Design&Make store. This free standing plaque free project can be used for so many occasions including; memorials, garden signs, weddings, walking trails and so many more. We hope you get inspired to get out into nature and do a little bit to ensure it is here for generations to come!

Have fun and keep safe!

Todd

Which Vectric software do I need to be able to open the free project files?

Versions 11+ of the software

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