That’s right, another full week to learn and play with the magic of lasers. Lasers are becoming common place in the makers’ shop these days, giving craftsmen even more opportunity 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 weeklong class will go beyond the basics of the weekend class and give the 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 lasers at MASW students will be using both CorelDRAW and LightBurn as the preferred design and driver programs. Students will learn the basics of CorelDRAW for laser applications, the general layout of a laser, and what it will actually do. Chris will run through some basic laser projects to show the operation of a laser then participants will have the opportunity to design and create their own laser cut projects. As it is a woodworking school, there may be some sanding involved. This is definitely not a sales pitch week; Chris does not represent any laser manufacturers, he just like making stuff with them. Thinking about getting a laser or already have one, this is your opportunity to see what they can do.