How to Laser Engrave the Perfect Wood Heart
In this beginner-friendly laser engraving tutorial, I’ll walk you through how I engraved a beautiful memorial design onto a light-colored Make Market wooden heart. I’ll show you how to set up the design in LightBurn, position and frame the heart, choose the right engraving settings, and get a clean, dark engraving on light wood.
If you’re new to the Artilume U1 Laser Engraver or learning LightBurn for beginners, this tutorial will help you understand the process from setup to the finished engraving.
✨ In this tutorial you’ll learn:
• How to set up a wood engraving project in LightBurn
• How to size and position your design on a wooden heart
• How to frame your project before engraving
• LightBurn speed and power settings for light-colored wood
• How to get darker, cleaner text and details
• How to use Fill mode for laser engraving
• When to use Constant Power Mode
• How to improve your engraving without repeatedly burning the entire design
• Tips for getting a clean finished laser-engraved wood project
🪵 Materials & Equipment Used:
• Make Market light-colored wooden heart
• Artilume U1 7W Laser Engraver
• LightBurn software
• Custom memorial engraving design
⚙️ My successful starting settings for this wood:
Speed: 1800 mm/min
Power: 70%
Line Interval: 0.08 mm
Passes: 1
Constant Power Mode: OFF
⚠️ Always perform a material test before engraving your final project. Laser results can vary depending on the type, thickness, finish, and color of the wood.
If you’re learning laser engraving for beginners, working with the Artilume U1, or looking for LightBurn tutorials and laser engraving project ideas, subscribe for more step-by-step crafting tutorials from Candoris Creative Crafts.
💬 Let me know in the comments what you’d like to see me engrave next!
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