Below I have showcased some engraving samples that I have done and the steps I used to create them. Engraving is something that I have done in the past at school for a few projects. In the past I have engraved glass and wood for projects in photography II and in graphic design II. I was very confident when I was first tasked to engrave but quickly realized the programs, settings, materials and engraving machine were much different than the one we have in the library at URI. I was forced to learn a new settings and learn how to engrave different materials such as plastic and metal. 

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A lot of the engraving completed at the Naval War College consists of signs to be displayed, name plates and name tags. Because of the different thicknesses and different materials, they all burn differently. When I first began doing engraving I had to be taught all of these things and I used up a lot of material on mess ups. After doing it for awhile it became significantly easier and I began doing most of the engraving that was requested. Making signs, included cutting the plastic to the size requested, making an illustrator file that could then be sent over the engraving machine, setting all of the right settings and waiting for the final product. Below, I have displayed elevator signs that I have created for when facilities is working on the elevators and they are out of order. Name plates and name tags are also constantly being made for new hires, reservist military who are here temporarily and for desks around the war college. The process for name tags is similar to signs except the plastic is precut. This process has allowed me to gain more knowledge in engraving and widens my skill set with a skill that most people do not have or do not have professional experience doing.