The Process
From raw basswood to ancient artifact
Every scroll begins as a sheet of raw basswood — cut, treated, and fed through a 10W diode laser that burns each letter, cross, and texture into the surface with surgical precision. What follows is aging, sealing, and packaging by hand. Nothing is printed. Nothing is mass-produced. Each scroll runs overnight while the world sleeps.
1. The Wood
Raw 3mm basswood sheet — 12 scrolls per sheet
Honeycomb laser bed — 500×500mm steel mat
2. The Laser
The Creality Falcon Pro 10W runs overnight. Nine layers per scroll — canvas texture, prayer text, cross graphic, rope details, aged edges, roll lines, letters, contour, and final cut. Each pass adds depth.
The laser burns at 6000mm/min — text layer
Full sheet after engraving — before cut
The carved relief cross — 2 passes, grey Jarvis raster
3. The Aging
Cut scrolls are aged with black tea on the edges and carefully distressed with a soldering iron on selected corners. No two scrolls age identically.
Strong black tea applied to edges
Soldering iron distressing — selective corners
4. The Sealing
Three coats of Krylon UV-Resistant Matte Spray — locks the soot, protects the wood, and gives the artifact its final feel.
3 coats of Krylon K01309 UV matte
Final sealed scroll — front
Final sealed scroll — back with carved cross
5. The Packaging
Kraft pillow box, jute twine, anonymous business card
Kraft bubble mailer — ready to ship via Pirate Ship
☩ Carved with Care and Love ☩