A classic before school breakfast throughout my childhood.

The shape was easy to find through the noun project, and the CNC tutorial was straightforward enough that I cut both of the pieces out during my tutorial. The Nomad was simple to calibrate and fast to cut, I didn’t run into any difficulties with the software nor the hardware.

I had the pieces cut out before I finished up the finger cast assignment, but showcase happened and my schedule was thrown off so I wasn’t able to finish the toast earlier in the week.

Nonetheless, I was back from a wildly abrupt stomachache this weekend. I thought about spray painting, but then I saw the acrylic paint. It has been so long since I last painting anything by hand, so I immediately started setting everything up.

I wasn’t able to find anything that can contain the paint, so I used the gumball end caps to keep house the paint and started mixing. The only tricky color for this project is the bread color. By mixing brown and white, I was able to get a good light rye color. But I wanted something less brown. By mixing some yellow and a hint of orange, a “toast-y” color was ready. It was light enough that it can pass as buttered bread, which contrasted nicely with the pure brown edges .

The egg yolk and egg white were straightforward since they are basic and readily available colors. I added more white over the edge of the “egg” shape because a real egg never comes out perfect after frying. The paint dried at a good rate, so I was able to alternate between the two pieces without waiting. 

After some detailing, the pieces were ready for a final clear coat.

It wasn’t difficult at all to clean up, and all the end caps went back to where they were originally from.

Cost breakdown

Wood: $7 per 6 ft; 16″ of 1×4 wood, about $1.6

Paint and clear coat: minimal from any kit and can, $0

Labor hour: about 3 hours, $36