CNC Milling Ideas

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Similar to the "3D Printing Ideas" page, here we collect ideas and ready-made designs to realize on a CNC mill or a larger CNC router.

Finished Designs

MakeCNC has a huge collection of designs
Zenziwerken
Obrary (free designs, patterns and eBooks; also lots of laser cutting in other sections of the site)
other sources linked at cnc-wiki
Inventables projects (pretty large collection, fueled by community challenges

Patterns & Useful Components

50 digital wood joints from Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach
"Skill Builder - CNC Panel Joinery" by Make:
Free Software for Interactive Design and Fabrication of Wood Joints

Further Ideas

These don't include the files needed, but may be inspiration for your own designs:

landscapes in (layered) wood