Oak Coaster With Personalized Image (Laser Cut)

Oak Coaster with laser cut image on both sides. (made at TechShop San Francisco)
I completed SBU Laser Cutting class at TechShop and wanted to make something that could use my new skills and include some personalized artwork from PhotoCrafts by Mimi Daly.

Artwork created in Adobe illustrator which is compatible with TechShop EPILOG laser cutters.

I used layers used to separate the Vector & Raster images for cutting and etching print runs.
Selecting PhotoCopy raster effect to create a clean black/white image to improve definition of the laser image.

Note: The vector image was duplicated so I could use a lower power setting that would run twice with minimal burning (using 1/4 Inch Oak)
See added copy of Laser setting for vector cut and raster image.

I ran the raster only in print mode to check the image quality on some spare material.

Running the vector cut twice to reduce power (65%) and avoid burn marks on oak material worked well.

I also tested with adding images on alternate sides of the coaster -
Using the remaining material as a template to replace each coaster and add a raster image to opposite sdes.