Laser Engraving Leather - Application Guide

Leather engraving is known to bring a luxurious look to one of the most comfortable, durable, and timeless materials — leather. Here at OMTech, we know that long-lasting leather engraving is essential to enthusiasts and professionals alike. That’s why we’re laser-focused on providing expert knowledge and advice on engraving leather — to teach you how to engrave leather correctly. Do you own a leather laser engraving business? Are you a life-long leather engraving hobbyist? Or maybe you’re just setting out on your DIY leather engraving journey. For each chapter in your laser engraving story, we have a user-friendly guide to answer all your questions on leather laser engraving and other laser applications. Once you know how to use an OMTech laser engraver for leather to its full capabilities, your inventive imagination can run wild with the endless options of leather engraving creations.

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Can you laser engrave leather?

Yes, you can laser engrave leather with a laser cutter. In fact, leather laser engraving is a very popular skill among the laser community. You can engrave leather products like wallets, phone cases, purses, book covers — or anything made of real leather!

Can you engrave leather with a CO2 laser?

Yes, leather engraving works well with a CO2 laser.

Can a fiber laser engrave leather?

Yes, engraving dark faux leather with a fiber laser works very well. With precise laser settings, you can achieve great detail and contrast engraving on leather with a fiber laser.

Find the Best Laser Engraver for Leather

If you're interested in leather engraving, or you want to buy a laser engraver for leather, OMTech offers educational resources to help you start engraving leather without the hassle. Laser engraving on leather is almost as easy as printing a document from your computer!

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LASER LEATHER ENGRAVING

TYPES OF LEATHER ENGRAVING

If you want to learn how to laser engrave leather or laser cut leather, you need to know which type of leather is best for laser engraving.

Can you laser engrave faux leather?
Most artificial leathers are not safe to laser engrave because they may contain materials that create toxic fumes when vaporized, such as vinyl, hexavalent chromium, chlorine, polyvinyl butyrate (PVB), and polyvinyl chloride (PVC).

Which type of leather is best for laser engraving?

From laser etched leather to DIY leather engraving. The best type of leather for laser engraving is vegetable tanned leather. Veg tan leather is safe to laser engrave and gives off less scent when heated under the laser.

Some other types of leather you can laser engrave are:

Full-grain leather

Top-grain leather

Genuine leather (suede)-（CO2 laser engraver only）

Bonded leather

Corrected grain

Napped leather

Nubuck leather

Alcantara leather

LASER ENGRAVING ON LEATHER

HOW TO ENGRAVE LEATHER

How thick can I laser cut leather?

The maximum thickness for laser cutting leather depends on your leather engraving machine’s power rating. With OMTech laser machines, you can laser cut leather at the most common thicknesses and achieve considerable leather engraving depths!

How to Laser Engrave Leather

Engraving leather is a worthwhile skill to master, and learning how to engrave leather is not as hard as you might think. All you need to do is create your design in your chosen laser software, place your leather in the workbed, and align the laser head frame to your workpiece. Then, you can start the laser engraving process by sending the design from your computer to the machine.

How to Clean Leather After Laser Engraving

After your leather engraving is done, you can clean off any laser stains, marks, or burns by wiping the leather with a special leather cleaner or a cloth dipped lightly in rubbing alcohol.

How to Seal Leather After Laser Engraving
You should always seal your leather engravings after you clean any laser debris off of it. Sealing the leather helps preserve it. As the coating locks out dust, it protects and beautifies the leather's finish.

To seal your laser cut leather engraving, apply a light coat of beeswax, saddle soap, or leather conditioner oil. Allow it to air dry completely. Apply a second coat if needed. Then, coat the smooth grain leather with a protective leather sealer, covering all the way to the edges. Allow it to air dry completely.

LASER ENGRAVE LEATHER

LASER LEATHER ENGRAVING APPLICATIONS

Your OMTech leather laser engraver is where your creativity comes to cultivate new concepts — where leather engraving ideas come to life! OMTech leather laser cutting machines open up the worthwhile world of limitless laser leather engraving:

Clothing & Accessories: Personalize your style with laser cut leather and luxurious laser etched leather lettering!

Decorations & Gifts: Surprise your loved ones with a customized DIY leather laser engraving gift that will leave a lasting memory!

Laser Engraved Leather Wallets: Add premium value by laser engraving leather wallets with customized text!

Laser Engraving Leather Purses: Make a plain purse into a personalized pocketbook using your leather laser engraving machine!

ANSWERING ALL YOUR LEATHER ENGRAVING QUESTIONS

Check out our FAQs on leather laser engraving with answers from laser industry veterans!

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LASER COMMUNITY CREATIONS

Need inspiration for your DIY laser engraving projects? Check out what the OMTech laser community is up to.

You just might find a brilliant idea for your next laser engraving masterpiece!

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