The HHS Maker Space is home to a Glowforge Pro laser cutter. This device use a laser to slice and engrave various of thin materials such as wood, metal, plastic and leather. The the pictures and video below for examples.
The door of this little library features text and a hand drawn picture that was scanned and engraved using the laser cutter.
This Virginia map above was both cut and engraved out of Luan.
They text below was engraved into a piece of plywood which was then embedded into a table.