A small wooden birdhouse printed with a bluebird on a branch, a nest with eggs in the round opening and the words Feather and Find.

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The xTool X1 has been in our workshop since September 2026 with its 55W CO₂, 20W diode, and 60W MOPA sources installed, and we have spent the weeks since then testing it. xTool supplied this review unit.

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Feather & FindOur laser-cut birdhouse, printed on the E1 before assembly.

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The Crafty Catsman's xTool X1 projects.

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An assembled wooden haunted house with printed ghosts, bats, pumpkins and layered shutters. — Project 03Photo: The Crafty Catsman
Backlit wooden haunted house
Made with **xTool X1 + eufyMake E1**Photo credit: The Crafty Catsman

An assembled Ribbon & Sugar wooden Christmas cottage with a red door, layered cream trim and an Evergreen sample name plaque. — Project 04Photo: The Crafty Catsman
Ribbon & Sugar wooden cottage
Made with **xTool X1 + eufyMake E1**Photo credit: The Crafty Catsman

Our workshop builds combine laser-cut basswood with UV-printed color and texture: a birdhouse matching game, sweater ornaments, miniature houses and coastal gift tags.

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Five projects from the workshop.

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Five workshop projectsShared by The Crafty Catsman

Cut the shape

The X1 cuts the plywood blanks, walls, trim and hanging holes. Each project keeps its material and dimensions with its own build notes.

Print while the parts are flat

The E1 adds color and, where selected, raised detail. Printed white underlayers and clear-window diffusion use different recipes.

Check the real pieces

Photos show the physical output. Fit, adhesion, handling and later design changes still need their own checks.

The machines used for these builds

xTool X1
eufyMake E1

These notes describe our X1 and E1 builds. Use the settings as records of those runs and test your own material before repeating them.

Workshop photographs

Games, ornaments, houses and gift tags.

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Project 012 project media items

Feather & Find birdhouse memory game

A lift-off birdhouse stores a matching game with 16 bird species. The photographs show the assembled house and all 32 printed tile fronts; the full game still needs final stack-fit and handling checks.

Matching games
Birdhouse
3 mm basswood plywood
Laser cutting
UV printing

MachinesConfirmed: xTool X1 with 55W CO₂ for cutting; eufyMake E1 for color and raised detail.
Material and sizeConfirmed: Nominal 3 mm basswood plywood; 60 × 60 mm rounded tiles, 32 tiles in 16 pairs.
House print settingsConfirmed: Walls and roofs: Customize Texture / Color Raised, 0.30 mm maximum, High Quality, Unidirectional, 0.2 mm white-underbase choke. Nest backing: Flat, White 3 → CMYK 1.
Tile print settingsConfirmed: Color Raised at 0.30 mm with a scaled height map targeting 0.20 mm; High Quality, Unidirectional, 0.2 mm white-underbase choke.
Still to checkConfirmed: Complete stack fit, repeated handling, adhesion and the actual deposited relief height have not been measured.
Laser power and speedConfirmed: The cutting recipe was not recorded.

Thirty-two square wooden tiles laid out on a dark table, each printed with a named bird, with two tiles for each of 16 species. — Laser-cut and UV-printed projectWorkshop photograph
All 32 bird tile fronts
All 32 printed fronts: 16 bird species in matching pairs. The backs were still to print when this photograph was taken.
Created withxTool X1 + eufyMake E1
The X1 cut 60 × 60 mm rounded blanks. The E1 added the bird illustrations, names and cream background; the relief maps target 0.20 mm at a 0.30 mm printer setting. The printed relief height has not been measured.
Photo creditThe Crafty Catsman
xTool X1
eufyMake E1
3 mm basswood plywood
Laser cutting
UV printing
Matching game
Birds
Memory tiles
Selective relief

Project 023 project media items

Liberty Lodge sweater ornaments

Wooden sweater ornaments with colorful knit-style fronts and personalized backs. These photographs show completed UV-printed ornaments; they do not show a tested laser-engraved edition.

Ornaments
Christmas
3 mm basswood plywood
Laser cutting
UV printing
Selective relief

Machines and materialConfirmed: xTool X1-cut nominal 3 mm basswood plywood, printed on the eufyMake E1.
Four-front print settingsConfirmed: Customize Texture / Color Raised, 0.4 mm maximum, High Quality, Unidirectional, 0.2 mm white-underbase choke; contrast 0, ink saving 0%, opacity 100%.
Physical resultConfirmed: The four-front print was completed and its appearance accepted in the workshop. The photos also show a printed back.
Download editionsConfirmed: Atomm has four designs, excluding AR Christmas Tree. The eufyMake listing has five designs and the offline back personalizer.
Measurement limitsConfirmed: The 0.4 mm value is a printer setting. Final ink use, elapsed print time, deposited relief height and adhesion were not measured for the accepted four-front run.
Laser power and speedConfirmed: The cutting recipe was not recorded.

A finished Stars, Stripes & Santa wooden sweater ornament with a colorful printed knit pattern. — Laser-cut and UV-printed projectPhoto: The Crafty Catsman
Stars, Stripes & Santa ornament
Stars, Stripes & Santa: our finished wooden ornament with a printed knit-style finish.
Created withxTool X1 + eufyMake E1
The photographed ornament was cut on the X1 and printed on the E1. The four-front print used Color Raised with a 0.4 mm maximum setting; this is a printer setting, not a measured texture height.
Photo creditThe Crafty Catsman
xTool X1
eufyMake E1
3 mm basswood plywood
Laser cutting
UV printing
Christmas
Ornaments
Sweater
Selective relief

The back of a wooden sweater ornament printed with a dark knit pattern, snowflakes and a Christmas 26 patch. — Laser-cut and UV-printed projectPhoto: The Crafty Catsman
Christmas ’26 sweater back
Christmas ’26, printed on the back of one of our wooden sweater ornaments.
Created withxTool X1 + eufyMake E1
The front and back views show physical ornaments from the same collection. The front-print settings listed here do not establish the settings used for this back.
Photo creditThe Crafty Catsman
xTool X1
eufyMake E1
3 mm basswood plywood
Laser cutting
UV printing
Christmas
Ornaments
Personalized back

A Red Nose Full Throttle wooden sweater ornament with a reindeer riding a motorcycle. — Laser-cut and UV-printed projectPhoto: The Crafty Catsman
Red Nose, Full Throttle ornament
Red Nose, Full Throttle: a reindeer on a motorcycle, printed on a wooden sweater ornament.
Created withxTool X1 + eufyMake E1
Another finished ornament from the X1-cut, E1-printed collection. The published Atomm edition contains four designs; the eufyMake edition contains five.
Photo creditThe Crafty Catsman
xTool X1
eufyMake E1
3 mm basswood plywood
Laser cutting
UV printing
Christmas
Ornaments
Motorcycle
Reindeer

Project 031 project media item

Backlit haunted house

A layered wooden house with printed shutters, Halloween details and clear acrylic windows. The wood gets opaque color; the windows use a separate print treatment that lets the light through.

Haunted house
Halloween
LED lantern
3 mm basswood plywood
Clear acrylic
Laser cutting
UV printing

Machines and materialsConfirmed: xTool X1 55W CO₂ and eufyMake E1; nominal 3 mm basswood plywood and 3 mm clear acrylic.
Recorded wood cutConfirmed: For the October 9 first wood sheet: 80% power, 35 mm/s, one pass and 100% air assist on the X1 55W CO₂. These settings describe that run and stock.
Opaque wood printingConfirmed: Flat, White 2 → CMYK 1 on the E1, adopted after the front facade’s color and opacity were accepted.
Window diffusionConfirmed: The remaining 12 panes received separate White 1 diffusion passes at 15% and then 30% image opacity. Their appearance and glow were accepted; the percentages are print controls, not measured light transmission.
Checks before repeatingConfirmed: The acrylic grade and measured adhesion are not recorded. Match settings to the actual material and check a test piece before repeating the build.

Project 041 project media item

Ribbon & Sugar gingerbread cottage

A wooden cottage with printed icing, layered trim and a separate name plaque. The photograph shows our earlier completed cottage; the current R08 kit includes later changes to decorations, glue contacts and roof bonds.

Cottage
Christmas
Holiday decor
3 mm basswood plywood
Laser cutting
UV printing
Layered assembly

Machines and materialConfirmed: xTool X1 55W CO₂-cut nominal 3 mm basswood plywood, printed on the eufyMake E1.
Recorded front and rear printConfirmed: Customize Texture / Color Raised, 0.4 mm maximum, High Quality, Unidirectional, 0.2 mm white-underbase choke; contrast 0 and ink saving 0%.
AssemblyConfirmed: The photographed house was assembled and enjoyed in the workshop. Print the loose parts before gluing and keep the bonding contacts bare.
Current downloadConfirmed: R08 contains 48 wooden assembly pieces, four test pieces and six optional 3 mm acrylic windows. UV artwork and a wood-only engraving option are included.
Build revisionConfirmed: R08 roof decorations, reduced glue contacts and permanent roof bonds still need a physical trial. The earlier finished house does not validate those changes.
Laser power and speedConfirmed: A verified cutting recipe is not included in these notes.

Project 051 project media item

Tide & Tinsel coastal gift tags

Five Christmas gift tags with coastal motifs, cut from basswood and printed with color artwork and To/From lines. Shell Bell is shown here; the collection also includes a palm tree, flip-flops, a shorebird and a surfboard.

Gift tags
Coastal
Christmas
3 mm basswood plywood
Laser cutting
UV printing

Machines and materialConfirmed: xTool X1-cut nominal 3 mm basswood plywood, printed on the eufyMake E1.
Completed batch settingsConfirmed: Standard Flatbed, Flat, White 3 → CMYK 1, High Quality, Unidirectional and 0.2 mm white-underbase choke.
Reported print timeConfirmed: 47 minutes 8 seconds for all five tags, reported by the E1 after the completed run.
Reported ink useConfirmed: 1.85 mL for the five-tag print, reported by the E1. Cutting, setup, alignment and finishing time are separate and were not recorded.
Physical resultConfirmed: All five finished tags were photographed. The photographs show appearance; adhesion, strength and exact registration were not measured.
Laser power and speedConfirmed: The X1 and stock were confirmed, but power, speed, passes and air-assist settings were not recorded.

A wooden gift tag shaped like a scalloped shell with a red bow and printed sample To and From lines. — Laser-cut and UV-printed projectWorkshop photograph
Tide & Tinsel Shell Bell tag
Shell Bell, one of five Tide & Tinsel coastal Christmas gift tags, with sample names.
Created withxTool X1 + eufyMake E1
The X1 cut the basswood blank and hanging hole. The E1 printed the color artwork over three white layers. The five-tag batch completed in an app-reported 47 minutes 8 seconds using 1.85 mL of ink.
Photo creditThe Crafty Catsman
xTool X1
eufyMake E1
3 mm basswood plywood
Laser cutting
UV printing
Christmas
Coastal
Gift tags
Shell Bell

From our workshop

Cut the parts, print the details, make something to keep.

These five projects started in our workshop with nominal 3 mm basswood, cut on the xTool X1 and printed on the eufyMake E1. The photographs show physical builds and printed pieces, with the work still to check called out beside each project.

The project notes preserve the settings recorded for those particular runs. A printer’s relief setting is not a measurement of the finished texture, and the latest downloadable files may include changes that the earlier photographs do not show.

These photographs show X1-cut pieces with E1-printed finishes. We have not printed these designs on the O1 Omni yet.

Laser cutting
UV printing
Wooden matching games
Christmas ornaments
Miniature houses
3 mm basswood plywood

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Feather & Find birdhouse

Backlit wooden haunted house

Ribbon & Sugar wooden cottage

Five projects from the workshop.

Cut the shape

Print while the parts are flat

Check the real pieces

Games, ornaments, houses and gift tags.

Feather & Find birdhouse

All 32 bird tile fronts

Stars, Stripes & Santa ornament

Christmas ’26 sweater back

Red Nose, Full Throttle ornament

Backlit wooden haunted house

Ribbon & Sugar wooden cottage

Tide & Tinsel Shell Bell tag

Cut the parts, print the details, make something to keep.

Meet more makers putting new tools to work.

Want to see what The Crafty Catsman makes next?