1 Most 3D work can be done with the same engraving tools used for normal 2D engraving. 2  For 3D engraving into hard materials such as metals, a collet spindle is recommended for the highest quality engraving. 3  If you plan to do work in wood or in sign materials, several sizes and architectures of router bits may be used.
Definition of timber for English Language Learners. : 1  trees that are grown in order to produce wood. â 2 used as an interjection to warn people nearby that a cut tree is about to fall. : 3  a large piece of wood that is used to form a part of a building.
Timbers refers to the wooden parts of a ship's hull. So Shiver my timbers! is similar to exclaiming Well, strike me down!. The OED has shiver my timbers from 1834, but the oldest reference I can find is from The Tomahawk! or, Censor General of Friday November 6, 1795 : ...