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Cork

1 variant, thicknesses: 3 mm. Cut on the P1–P3 formats, price shown live while you design.

  • Laser cutting
  • Vector engraving
  • Raster engraving
Cutting vaporizes a little material — this cutting gap is called
kerfThe laser vaporizes material — the cutting gap varies with material and thickness. Cuts run centered on the drawn line; for shape.tools products we factor the kerf into your dimensions automatically.More in the glossary →
and depends on material and thickness. For shape.tools products we factor it into your dimensions automatically; for your own files the laser cuts centered on your line.
Delivery comes on the
P1–P3 sheet formatsOur three sheet formats: P1 = 181 × 181 mm, P2 = 384 × 384 mm, P3 = 790 × 384 mm. Your design has to fit on one of the sheets. For scale: a vinyl record cover sits between P1 and P2.More in the glossary →
— your design has to fit on one of the three sheets.
Material photo: Cork

How Cork lasers

Standardised photos of the real material — same motifs, same light, so you can compare materials.

  • Test cuts in Cork: lasered tongues and slots in various widths
    Test cuts
  • Cork sheet against a light background — shows translucency and surface
    Transparency
  • Top view of a Cork sheet
    Top view
  • Engraving demo on Cork: light, medium and heavy raster and vector engraving
    Engraving
  • Close-up of laser-cut edges in Cork
    Cut edges
The engraving demo shows
raster engravingThe laser fills an area line by line — like a printer. Ideal for logos and larger motifs. In your file: black filled areas, RGB(0, 0, 0).More in the glossary →
and
vector engravingThe laser traces a line and engraves it into the material — precise, ideal for fine contours. In your file: red hairlines, RGB(255, 0, 0).More in the glossary →
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Good to know

Description

Cork is harvested from the outer bark of the cork oak. It has a fine, closed cell structure and low density, insulates well against sound and heat, and is flame-retardant. Since cork absorbs neither liquids nor dust, it also counts as very hygienic.

Laser cutting produces very dark edges — visible in the cut-edge demo above.

Typical uses: architectural models, pin boards, packaging.

Joining & gluing

By hand, cork sheets cut easily with a craft knife — thin ones even with scissors. Ordinary all-purpose glue bonds them well; for temporary joints in model making, simple pins do the trick.

Environment

The bark of the cork oak grows back and can be peeled again and again without harming the tree — cork is a thoroughly renewable resource.

Variants & sheet prices

All variants of Cork with thickness and sheet price per format
Color / finishThicknessP1 (181 × 181 mm)P2 (384 × 384 mm)P3 (790 × 384 mm)
Material photo: Cork — natural, sandednatural, sanded
3 mm€1.15€4.20€7.60

Sheet prices incl. VAT. Your cut costs sheet plus laser time — you see the fixed price live when uploading or modelling.

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