The attached photos show a golden anniversary gift. The images were processed from grey scale photos. The greyscale was modified to correct for proper depth of cut (The images look horrible after this process). The processed images were then passed through a raster to Gcode generator (DeskCNC). The Gcode was then passed to my 12" by 8" home brew CNC machine. The carving was done using jewellers wax. The images are double sided. The carved wax pieces were then cast in 18ct gold using a lost wax process. The surrounding heart was also carved in wax but using convetional 3d CNC cutting. The resulting gold pieces were then assembled and mounted on polished Labradorite, it represents our homeland of Newfoundland. The labradorite is mounted on a block of acrylic to represent an iceberg. The lettering was done on the CNC machine. To make the wax carving I ground my own cutter, it worked surprisingly well.
Mike