{"product_id":"custom-3d-topographic-map","title":"Custom 3D Topographic Map","description":"\u003cp\u003eA real place, cut into wood and stacked so the land stands up off the board. The terrain is sliced into contour bands and every band becomes its own layer, so ridges, valleys and shoreline sit in relief instead of printed flat. You choose the place; the ground does the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow it is made\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElevation data for your location is sliced into contours, and each contour band is laser-cut as a separate wooden layer. The layers are glued up in register, finished by hand, and set into a frame. Nothing is printed — the shape you are looking at is the shape of the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSizes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e6 inch\u003c\/strong\u003e — a 6\" x 6\" map, finished in a 7\" frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e10 inch\u003c\/strong\u003e — a 10\" x 10\" map, finished in a 12\" frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe size you pick in the designer is the map itself. The frame adds to it, so a 10 inch map hangs as a 12 inch square.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eChoosing your place\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart at the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/design-your-map\"\u003emap designer\u003c\/a\u003e. Search for the place and drag the square until it frames what you want — a town, a stretch of coast, a single mountain, the lake you grew up on — then pick a size and add a title and a pin if you like. You will see every layer and a preview before anything is cut, and the design travels with your order. If you would rather not use the designer, email \u003cstrong\u003esupport@thevoidcreates.com\u003c\/strong\u003e with the place and I will set it up for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWater\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLakes, rivers and coastline are stained blue so the water reads clearly against the wood. If there is no water in frame, the piece comes through in the natural wood alone — which suits some places better anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSome ground has more to show than others\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorth saying plainly: a mountain valley makes a dramatic piece and flat farmland does not. The layers can only show the relief that is actually there. If the place you have picked is going to come out subtle, I will tell you before I cut it rather than after — and we can widen the area, shift the center, or find a framing with more going on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA finished piece — cut, glued, finished and framed here, ready to hang or stand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaser-cut wood layers, hand-finished\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater stained blue where your location has it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade to order in Illinois, USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow long it takes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are a different animal to the small goods. Plan on roughly one week to build yours, before shipping. The cutting alone runs a couple of hours before anything gets glued, and the finish needs time to dry. I will not promise a date I have not looked at first, so if you are working to a deadline, tell me up front and I will say straight away whether I can hit it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCancellations and refunds\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRefunds are not accepted unless you cancel before your map is made. Once I start making it, it can no longer be refunded. To cancel, email \u003cstrong\u003esupport@thevoidcreates.com\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOrdering several\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClosing gifts, wedding parties, retirements, a set of the places someone has lived — these do well in multiples. Email \u003cstrong\u003esupport@thevoidcreates.com\u003c\/strong\u003e with how many you need and I will quote it properly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIf it arrives damaged\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese ship framed, which means they ship fragile. If yours turns up broken, send me a photo before you do anything else and we will sort it out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSomething else in mind?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA different size, a different wood, no frame, a shape that is not square — none of that is off the table, it is just not on this page. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/custom-work\"\u003eTell me what you have in mind\u003c\/a\u003e and I will quote it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TheVoidCreates","offers":[{"title":"6","offer_id":67646270275836,"sku":"VS-TOPO-06","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10","offer_id":67646270341372,"sku":"VS-TOPO-10","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/1322\/4188\/files\/topographic-map-framed-front.jpg?v=1793482666","url":"https:\/\/thevoidcreates.com\/products\/custom-3d-topographic-map","provider":"The Void Creates","version":"1.0","type":"link"}