Small Easter Bunny Piggy Bank

How-to

twinjet75

2026/04/02 16:09 1

This small, original and festive piggy bank is perfect as an Easter gift or as a functional decorative item. The main motif is an Easter bunny emerging charmingly from a decorated egg or left in a natural wood color. Design and Structure: The piggy bank has a compact shape, measuring approximately 9.5 cm x 9.5 cm, making it ideal for compact storage on shelves or desks. Construction Technique: It is constructed using a finger joint technique, which ensures structural stability. Material: 3 mm thick linden wood Aesthetic Details Customization: The front and back sides feature engravings depicting the bunny's profile and the egg's decorations. The wood can be left natural, stained, or painted by children to make it even more vibrant and personalized. Functionality On the top, there is a rectangular slot suitable for both coins and folded bills. Extraction: There's a special opening at the bottom. To keep the contents safe, a locking flap is provided that can be secured in three different ways, depending on your preference: Glue: For a permanent closure (smash-the-piggy-bank style). Double-sided tape: For a secure closure that can be removed with a little pressure. Screws: For a professional and reusable solution. NOTE: Joint are designed for my wood and for my laser. Test your wood and laser before to cut whole project. I attacched SVG file if you need to modify joint.

Basic Information

MachineLP2 Plus

MaterialWood

Size95 x 95 mm

Material Information3mm BassWood

Engraving Difficulty

How-to Tutorial

Step 1 Front and Rear - First step: Engraving lines - Second step: Cut front and rear

Select groups (and if you want hide other groups) for front and rear panel for engraving lines as shown in the picture

Select groups (and if you want hide other groups) for front and rear panel external cutting as shown in the picture

First engrave wood and then cut

First step: Engraving lines - Second step: Cut front and rear

NOTE: Joint are designed for my wood and for my laser. Test your wood and laser before to cut whole project. I attacched SVG file if you need to modify joint.

Settings 1

Engraving MethodLine

MaterialWood

Power50%

Depth40%

Pass1

Module Type10 W 450 nm

Other ParametersEngraving: modify parameters based on your material

Settings 2

Engraving MethodLine

MaterialWood

Power90%

Depth80%

Pass2

Module Type10 W 450 nm

Other ParametersCut: modify parameters based on your material - Check your joint cutting before to cut complete project

Step 2 Cut

Cut every internal group wood pieces one by one (every group is composed of 3 pieces that can stay on one panel max size 100mmx100mm). Hide other groups so it is easy to select group that you need to cut.

After cutting glue each other on the front panel. After glued all 8 pieces glue rear panel.

Bottom panel to retain coin can be glued or you can use little screw to mantain position and fix it

Pay attention to panel with hole for insert coin and panel with big hole for bottom

NOTE: Joint are designed for my wood and for my laser. Test your wood and laser before to cut whole project. I attacched SVG file if you need to modify joint.

Settings 1

Engraving MethodLine

MaterialWood

Power90%

Depth80%

Pass2

Module Type10 W 450 nm

Other ParametersCut: modify parameters based on your material - Check your joint cutting before to cut complete project