This is one of those ideas that’s so simple we can’t believe we haven’t heard of it before now. [Johan von Konow] is upping his holiday decorating game this year by designing his Gingerbread House in ...

Gingerbread houses are a much-admired and tasty holiday tradition in many parts of the world. Yet until now, no one we know of has tried to improve their design and construction by using lasers.

Ah, the holiday gingerbread house. A traditional — if tedious — treat; tasking to create, delicious to dismantle, so why not try applying some maker skills to making the job of building it easier?

An engineer has used his expertise to create an accurate and festive 3-D gingerbread model of his summer house using a laser cutter. Working on the project with his wife, Johan von Konow generated the ...

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Laser cutting is the use of a high-powered laser to cut, etch and engrave your material. Access to a laser cutter and CAD software Lasers cut by burning through the material and are incredibly precise ...