A quiet workshop, a very precise beam.
Landry Designs is a one-bench engraving studio in North Bay, Ontario. We keep a short list of materials and know exactly how each one behaves under the laser.
Every piece passes through the same two hands.
Landry Designs started the way most good engraving stories do: someone asked for a gift that couldn't be bought. A set of coasters for a wedding, then a memorial piece, then a run of awards for a local business. Word travelled, and the bench filled up.
We stayed small because engraving is a material problem before it's a design problem. Slate from one quarry etches chalk-white; slate from another goes grey and muddy. Walnut cuts clean, pine burns. Knowing that is the difference between a keepsake and a scrap of wood.
So we limit what we offer, proof everything before it's cut, and finish by hand. And we tell you honestly when a material won't do what you're hoping for.
3–7
Business days, typical turnaround
1
Proof sent before every cut
Six materials. Each one chosen for a reason.
Wood
Walnut, white oak, maple and cherry. Burns dark and warm, with grain you can feel.
Slate & stone
Cleft slate and granite. Etches chalk-white and crisp, and survives Canadian winters.
Glass & crystal
Frosted relief that catches light without weakening the glass.
Acrylic
Etched from within so lettering appears suspended inside the block.
Metal
Brushed and coated stainless, aluminium and anodised finishes.
Leather
Full-grain leather, pressed rather than printed so it ages with the piece.