The smell of ozone and cutting fluid filled Elias’s small workshop, a sanctuary of humming machinery and stacks of seasoned cherry wood. For years, Elias had been a master of the manual lathe, but the digital age had finally arrived at his door in the form of a dusty, second-hand CNC router and a legacy copy of Mastercam X2

was old, sure. But in the hands of a craftsman, it was a bridge between the hand-drawn past and the precision of the future. 🛠️ Need help with your own Mastercam project?

The hawk looked like a balloon, not a bird. Elias needed the texture of feathers and the grit of the knotwork.

He defined his Art Model Manager settings, creating a workspace that matched his 12x12 inch wood block.