# CNC engraving into oak countertop material **URL:** \ **Category:** Showcase & Prints\ **Created:** [August 25, 2025, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/cnc-engraving-into-oak-countertop-material/39916 "2025-08-25T07:21:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eableson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.snapmaker.com/eableson/32/13582_2.png) [@eableson](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/eableson)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2025, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/cnc-engraving-into-oak-countertop-material/39916/1 "2025-08-25T07:21:12Z")
This time it worked all of the way. Roughing pass with a 6mm end mill, followed by a cleaning pass with a 1mm Ballnose and a finishing pass with a 0.25mm Ballnose. CNC file created using vCarve with the Snapmaker post-processor. ![IMG_4620](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/snapmaker/original/3X/b/4/b4ac423a47efd02393817c762724b3d2ab10bd80.jpeg) Dry fit in place before staining to match the original timbers. ![IMG_4622](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/snapmaker/original/3X/5/9/59f8de021639b1321a777c2b73f9c5b5267874ff.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![MarkJ](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.snapmaker.com/markj/32/29732_2.png) [@MarkJ](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/MarkJ)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2025, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/cnc-engraving-into-oak-countertop-material/39916/2 "2025-08-25T12:27:05Z")
Nice! What were your run speeds and time? ---
**Author:** ![eableson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.snapmaker.com/eableson/32/13582_2.png) [@eableson](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/eableson)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/cnc-engraving-into-oak-countertop-material/39916/3 "2025-08-25T13:23:41Z")
I don’t remember the roughing pass, but the clearing path was about 4 hours and the finishing pass about 2 hours. ~12K on the spindle ---
**Author:** ![nweolu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.snapmaker.com/nweolu/32/23079_2.png) [@nweolu](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/nweolu)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2025, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/cnc-engraving-into-oak-countertop-material/39916/4 "2025-08-25T13:27:18Z")
THis is nice, What cnc module you used? ---
**Author:** ![eableson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.snapmaker.com/eableson/32/13582_2.png) [@eableson](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/eableson)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2025, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/cnc-engraving-into-oak-countertop-material/39916/5 "2025-08-25T13:30:37Z")
I upgraded to the 200W model on an A350 ---
**Author:** ![Boxkite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df705f/32.png) [@Boxkite](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/Boxkite)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2025, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/cnc-engraving-into-oak-countertop-material/39916/6 "2025-08-25T13:34:04Z")
Where did you get the image from? ---
**Author:** ![eableson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.snapmaker.com/eableson/32/13582_2.png) [@eableson](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/eableson)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2025, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/cnc-engraving-into-oak-countertop-material/39916/7 "2025-08-25T13:57:05Z")
I bought it from an artist on [https://www.renderhub.com](https://www.renderhub.com). But the list of useful places to look for cool models is huge… Some quick examples - [https://www.cgtrader.com/](https://www.cgtrader.com/) - [https://cults3d.com](https://cults3d.com) - [https://stl24.com](https://stl24.com) ---
**Author:** ![MarkJ](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.snapmaker.com/markj/32/29732_2.png) [@MarkJ](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/MarkJ)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2025, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/cnc-engraving-into-oak-countertop-material/39916/8 "2025-08-25T16:29:06Z")
Thanks. What was the toolhead movement speeds/work-speed (mm/min)? I’m assuming that is oak? ---
**Author:** ![eableson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.snapmaker.com/eableson/32/13582_2.png) [@eableson](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/eableson)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2025, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/cnc-engraving-into-oak-countertop-material/39916/9 "2025-08-26T07:32:39Z")
Yup - oak countertop leftovers from a kitchen renovation. According to the vCarve settings, I was at 12K RPM on both ballnose passes, the 1mm was at 12mm/sec and the 0.25mm was at 18mm/sec ---
**Author:** ![BJP](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.snapmaker.com/bjp/32/3539_2.png) [@BJP](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/BJP)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/cnc-engraving-into-oak-countertop-material/39916/10 "2025-08-27T15:50:45Z")
Fairly sure that is beech not oak - but a nice piece of work - congratulations. ---
**Author:** ![eableson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.snapmaker.com/eableson/32/13582_2.png) [@eableson](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/eableson)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/cnc-engraving-into-oak-countertop-material/39916/11 "2025-08-27T19:30:57Z")
Good call on the beech. Just checked and there were leftovers from two different projects, one beech and the other oak