# How to make engraved wooden keychains

> engraved keychains cut around the artwork or to a shape, or 3D printed with the engraving as a groove

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.

## What you 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.

## Laser cut

### Engrave and cut



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

## 3D print

### Print the groove



The artwork is sunk into the top face by the engraving depth. Add a filament change at that layer height in your slicer so the floor of the groove prints in a second colour, or print in one colour and fill the groove with paint.

## 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.

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Open the Engraving Keychain Generator: https://www.mylasertools.com/engraving-keychain-generator
Read online: https://www.mylasertools.com/learn/guides/engraving-keychain-generator