CraftCuts.com started in a garage with six scroll saws hooked up to a single computer lovingly nicknamed The Beast. Eventually, though, the popularity of the company's product—craft wood lettering and signs—allowed it to grow into a proper shop with sleeker and more sophisticated equipment. (The Beast was retired.)

Nowadays, laser machinery is able to cut letters, monograms, and words in nearly any font or size out of materials like wood, vinyl, metal, and plastic. An interactive design tool gives customers control over their project, whether it's Greek letters for a sorority house, rustic metal initials for wedding decor, or painted wooden letters for a nursery. For design inspiration, CraftCuts.com spotlights plenty of project ideas from past customers and pin boards.