Process

Several online resources such as Thingiverse.com contain open source patterns to etch flexible designs onto wooden pieces. I chose three different patterns to try out, a simple offset line pattern (pattern 1), a crossed pattern (pattern 2), and a beehive lattice (pattern 3).  Once I have full access to a laser cutter, the plan would be cut equal sized pieces of wood using the three different patterns and conduct a series of strain and stress resistance tests on these samples.