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Guides6 kinds of map

Laser-cut maps,
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What each kind of map is made of, where its data comes from, the files you get, and how to cut and glue it up.

San Francisco as a rectangular map pulled apart into layers: teal water, birch land with engraved streets, navy roads

Maps

How to make a layered laser-cut city map

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Lake Simcoe as a rectangular map with its depth layers pulled apart in shades of teal, from indigo to mint

Lakes

How to make a laser-cut lake depth map

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The Solent and the Isle of Wight as a layered map, its sea-floor layers pulled apart in shades of teal

Coasts

How to make a laser-cut coastal depth map

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Mount Rainier in 3D, its stacked wooden layers pulled apart above a teal water sheet

Terrain

How to make a laser-cut topographic terrain map

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Australia in 3D like a carved atlas: its birch layers pulled apart over a teal water sheet

Countries

How to make a laser-cut country or state map

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The Great Lakes in 3D as a carved chart: the lakes in teal depth layers sunk into a birch sheet engraved with towns, roads and borders

Charts

Laser-cut Great Lakes and Great Salt Lake depth charts

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Cutting your first one? Read the assembly guide, from test cut to frame, and the FAQ.