State Outline Laser Blank

Are you looking for a fun way to show your love for your state? Maybe you're a realtor (or sell to realtors) that want to provide cutting boards in the shape of your state? No matter what the reason, our state blanks are perfect for you! We offer most states as solid hardwood laser blanks, and they'll all look awesome once engraved!

For each state, we start with an 11" wide by 16" long blank and fit the state into the area to make it the largest that we can. By nature, some states will be larger than others simply because that's how the wood lays out, but we do our best to make each one the biggest that we can. The blanks are approximately 1 inch thick. 

Keep in mind that all products are made from 100% solid hardwood with no dyes or stains involved. Because of this, there will be natural variation in the trays that you receive due to the nature of wood. Some might have more light spots, some more dark spots, some varied in color, and some a fairly solid color. 

All of the products are worked by hand in our Middle Tennessee one-man workshop where we take the lumber from rough milled to final product. Once produced, we sand with 80- then 220-grit sandpaper for a smooth finish. Each piece comes unfinished, which adds a little bit of work on your end, but also frees you to have overburn on the laser and then simply sand it away. 

For finish, we recommend beeswax and coconut oil combined over a double boiler if you want the exact same stuff we use in-house (we’re working to offer this for purchase), but simple fractionated (liquid at room temperature) coconut oil works great. Home Depot or Lowe’s also sells oil-based finishes for cutting boards, which will work; though those are typically mineral oil-based which we try to avoid ourselves.