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I ended up making four versions of the tie. The first two prototypes were the ties on the left in each image while the ties on the right are the revised versions. For the plain tie, the biggest change ended up being the way I cut the wood. I wanted it to look more intentional when the grain changed directions, which was my issue with the first version. I also increased spacing between each slot, as suggested by Bryan. With the engraved set, I ended up using watercolor paint to give it a sort of wash. This helped cover up some staining caused by the laser cuter. The second version I used a mask over the whole thing, but that ended up having a lot harder of a time engraving it. The wood was cleaner (although I will admit the bookstore provided me with the wrong type of wood, so it ended up way lighter than intended, even with a watercolor wash). I tried it on and the length of it fits really well with the length of my torso. The weight of the tie didn't pull off the glued clasp eithe...