Even with a few pitfalls of getting this 1st test piece done, I was able to finish this today!
I decided to use an old Oak cabinet door. The area of the carving is 14” x 14”. The textured area gave an estimate time of 38:40 and the actual time was about 2 minutes under. Not bad.
I have an engineering background too, and yes it does help.
I actually programmed robots and CNC’s for many years and took up the wood side in just the last few years, Started when I got bored during covid and I did miss the daily factory work.