[recipe19]

I hate to say this, but it seems like a pretty clear case of using the wrong tool for the job.

There's no conceivable reason to cut something this simple on a large-format CNC mill. It's literally just a couple of straight cuts. It's not going to be faster (not with standard endmills), not going to be easier, and it's not going to be cheaper unless you're making them by the thousands.

You can likely buy S4S lumber for less than an oversized sheet of furniture-grade 1" plywood.

[johnwalkr]

If the machine is available and it’s a hobby project it’s ok, but you’re right this is not a cheap or easy way to do it.

But as a mechanical engineer, the whole project is such a “software” approach to me, starting from turning the selected tool into a requirement to use. Then, rather than just powering through in solidworks for a one-off design, the author spends a lot of time looking for automation tools like they are a library, points out this approach feels like coding in rust, gives up, and even blogs about it.

[newsclues]

Craftsmanship has been replaced by 3d printing.

[defrost]

Not at all, if anything good craftsmanship is commanding higher prices to those that appreciate it as it becomes relatively scarce.

Some guy makes a wooden bed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL96mw1uCmA

Lino Tagliapietra still makes a packet at 90 just for orchestrating others making non functional glassware.