Find the fun in lasers during another full week discovering the magic of lasers. Lasers have become commonplace in the makers’ shop, giving craftsmen even more opportunities to be creative. How do they do it, you ask? Come spend a week in the relaxing cornfields of Indiana and find out what it’s all about. This week-long class will go beyond the basics of the weekend class and give students plenty of creative time to see what they can make a laser do. Students will get instruction and plenty of hands-on time with multiple design software choices and several CO2 and diode lasers. The class will cover engraving and cutting different substrates, creating unique items, and enhancing others. Materials such as wood, leather, stone, paper, coated metals, and plastic can be run through the laser, proving it to be quite a versatile tool. Lasers are driven by the user and a vector-based graphics program; for the laser we will be using both CorelDRAW and LightBurn as the preferred design and driver programs. During this week-long workshop, you will learn the basics of both CorelDRAW and LightBurn for laser applications, the general layout of a laser, and what it will actually do. We will run through some basic laser projects to show the operation of a laser, then you will have the opportunity to design and create your own laser-cut projects. As it is a woodworking school, there may be some sanding involved and maybe a little marquetry. This is definitely not a sales pitch week; Chris does not represent any laser manufacturers, he just likes making stuff with them. Thinking about getting a laser or already have one? This is your opportunity to see what they can do.