How to make engraved wooden keychains

The tool builds the keychain blank around your picture: the cut line, the ring tab and the hole. An SVG engraves as vector fill and a photo engraves as a greyscale image.

Open the Engraving Keychain Generator

What You'll Need

An SVG from the Art Library or your own file, or a JPG, PNG or WebP photo.
3 mm plywood, basswood or MDF, or a 3D printer and two filament colours.
A split ring or a ball chain.

1. Open the artwork

Upload a file, choose Browse the Art Library to pick a piece without leaving the tool, or open a monochrome piece in the Art Library and choose Make it into, then Keychain.

2. Choose the outline and size

Follow transparency cuts around an SVG or a transparent PNG with an even border. Cut to shape keeps the whole picture inside a circle, heart, arch or rectangle, and you can drag the artwork to place it. Set the design size, then move the hole along the top edge until it sits on solid material.

3. Download

For a laser, download the SVG: the engraving is blue, the optional score line is teal and the cut is red. For a 3D printer, switch Make it on to 3D printer and download the 3MF or STL.

Choose Your Build Method

Engrave and cut

Engrave the blue layer first. Use image or dither mode if the engraving is a photo.
Cut the red line last so the blank does not move while it engraves.
Sand the face lightly and add a coat of oil or wax before fitting the ring.

Make It Yours

A pet portrait on a heart makes a small gift, and a bird from the Art Library cut along its outline works as a bag tag. Engrave a name on the back in the Design Editor.

Open the Engraving Keychain Generator

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