THE BEST Laser

Whether you roast or fry, there are lots of different ways to prepare your Thanksgiving bird. The guys at BOSSlaser like to make their turkey from wood. It’s not as tender or tasty that way, but we’re sure it’s got lots of fiber. Have access to a laser cutter? Grab the design file from MAKE CNC.

By laser-cutting patterns into a sheet of plywood, it can be made pliable enough to bend around a corner like a sort of hinge. Laser Artisan shows off a number of hinge patterns and tests them to see which ones are most flexible. Skip to 1:37 for the bendy bits.

Time-lapse footage of one of Thunder Laser’s cutting machines as it precisely slices through a sheet of MDF plywood, gradually revealing the intricate latticework of a flat-pack model of the Eiffel Tower. We don’t really need one, but we want one of these machines in our office now.

We upgraded from a windshield-mount radar detector to a in-car system from K40 and installed by Abt Electronics. This stealthy system filters out all the false alarms, comes with a warranty against tickets, and offers optional laser defusers. More on Technabob.

Solving yet another major first-world problem, ThinkGeek ensures you’ll get perfectly straight slices thanks to its military grade laser-guided pizza wheel. Also works as a flashlight for those times when you must cut pizza in the dark.

Make your presentations deadlier with ThinkGeek’s Shark With Frickin’ Laser Pointer. Sure, they’re not as awesome as actual sharks with laser beams on their heads, but you’re not actually Dr. Evil either.

Nonessentials’ wooden chess set comes flat-packed. Just pop the pieces out of the laser-scored wood, slide the pieces together, and play. Available in neutral and 4 smooth colors too.

Created by the artisans of Russian design firm Art Lebedev Studios, the Reflectius clock concept tells time using sixty rotating mirrors that reflect a single laser beam to create the numbers.